Blue Joint (mwsa) (01941)

Bitterroot National Forest · Montana · 64,764 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (44)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

American Pika (2)
Ochotona princeps
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bull Trout (1)
Salvelinus confluentus
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Common Merganser (2)
Mergus merganser
Common St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum perforatum
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Elegant Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus elegans
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Green-tongue Liverwort (1)
Marchantia polymorpha
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (2)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Largescale Sucker (2)
Catostomus macrocheilus
Lewis' Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe lewisii
Linearleaf Miner's-lettuce (1)
Montia linearis
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Maiden's-tears (1)
Silene vulgaris
Musk Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe moschata
Pine Grosbeak (1)
Pinicola enucleator
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Purple Green-gentian (1)
Frasera albicaulis
Red-osier Dogwood (1)
Cornus sericea
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (1)
Ascaphus montanus
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Scarlet Skyrocket (2)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Shrubby Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon fruticosus
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spruce Grouse (2)
Canachites canadensis
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Western Roughleaf Violet (1)
Viola orbiculata
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Turkeybeard (1)
Xerophyllum tenax
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
a fungus (1)
Caloscypha fulgens
Federally Listed Species (7)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (8)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (16)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 10,889 ha
GNR41.5%
GNR14.6%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,466 ha
GNR9.4%
GNR7.1%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,609 ha
GNR6.1%
GNR6.1%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,550 ha
GNR5.9%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 403 ha
GNR1.5%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 375 ha
1.4%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 365 ha
GNR1.4%
GNR1.3%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 318 ha
GNR1.2%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 213 ha
GNR0.8%
GNR0.5%
GNR0.4%
GNR0.3%

Blue Joint (mwsa) (01941)

Blue Joint (mwsa) (01941) Roadless Area

Bitterroot National Forest, Montana · 64,764 acres