Blue Lake

Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington · 11,359 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (205)

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

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Trichoderma leucopus
(1)
Callistosporium graminicolor
(1)
Thaxterogaster violaceonitens
(1)
Clavulina sphaeropedunculata
(1)
Cortinarius flammeouraceus
Aleutian Maidenhair Fern (4)
Adiantum aleuticum
American Pinesap (4)
Monotropa hypopitys
Apricot Jelly Fungus (1)
Guepinia helvelloides
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (1)
Petasites frigidus
Arrowleaf Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum compositum
Bigleaf Maple (2)
Acer macrophyllum
Blueish Hydnellum (2)
Hydnellum caeruleum
Bracken Fern (2)
Pteridium aquilinum
Brewer's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe breweri
Bristly Black Currant (2)
Ribes lacustre
Bristly Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos columbiana
Buttercupleaf Suksdorfia (1)
Suksdorfia ranunculifolia
California Polemonium (1)
Polemonium californicum
Calyx-nose Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe nasuta
Candy Lichen (4)
Icmadophila ericetorum
Carolina Tassel-rue (2)
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Cascade Aster (2)
Doellingeria ledophylla
Cascades Frog (6)
Rana cascadae
Cliff Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rupicola
Cliff Douglasia (1)
Androsace laevigata
Coastal Tailed Frog (1)
Ascaphus truei
Columbian Lily (1)
Lilium columbianum
Columbian Windflower (3)
Anemonastrum deltoideum
Common Freckle Pelt (1)
Peltigera aphthosa
Common Goat's-beard (2)
Aruncus dioicus
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nipplewort (1)
Lapsana communis
Common St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Tansy (2)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Woolly-sunflower (4)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Creeping Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus repens
Crevice Alumroot (1)
Heuchera micrantha
Deptford Pink (1)
Dianthus armeria
Devil's-club (1)
Oplopanax horridus
Douglas-fir (4)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Fading Pink Coral Fungus (1)
Ramaria rubrievanescens
Fairy Slipper (5)
Calypso bulbosa
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fly Amanita (1)
Amanita muscaria
Fragmenting Coral Lichen (1)
Sphaerophorus tuckermanii
Fuller's Teasel (1)
Dipsacus fullonum
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus corniculatus
Garden Cornflower (1)
Centaurea cyanus
Ghost Pipe (2)
Monotropa uniflora
Giant Pinedrops (3)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Glacier Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium montanum
Gordon's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia gordonii
Gray's anemone (1)
Anemonoides grayi
Hair Ice (1)
Exidiopsis effusa
Jelly Tooth (3)
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
King Bolete (2)
Boletus edulis
Lace Foamflower (4)
Tiarella trifoliata
Lace Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracillima
Leafy Lousewort (3)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lesser Burdock (1)
Arctium minus
Lettuce Lichen (1)
Lobaria oregana
Littleleaf Silverback (1)
Luina hypoleuca
Lobster Mushroom (2)
Hypomyces lactifluorum
Longleaf Oregon-grape (3)
Berberis nervosa
Longtail Wild Ginger (3)
Asarum caudatum
Lung Lichen (1)
Lobaria pulmonaria
Man On Horseback (1)
Tricholoma equestre
Mannered Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe decora
Menzies' Wintergreen (2)
Chimaphila menziesii
Mertens' Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Mare's-tail (1)
Hippuris montana
Naked Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum nudum
New World Dyer's Polypore (1)
Phaeolus hispidoides
Northern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Holly Fern (1)
Polystichum lonchitis
Northern Red Belt (4)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Northwestern Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis ordinoides
Oceanspray (2)
Holodiscus discolor
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orange Hydnellum (2)
Hydnellum aurantiacum
Oregon Stonecrop (2)
Sedum oreganum
Oxeye Daisy (1)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Bananaslug (1)
Ariolimax columbianus
Pacific Bleedingheart (1)
Dicentra formosa
Pacific Dogwood (2)
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Oak Fern (1)
Gymnocarpium disjunctum
Pacific Treefrog (2)
Pseudacris regilla
Pacific Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum tenuipes
Pale Larkspur (1)
Delphinium glaucum
Pearly Everlasting (3)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (1)
Matricaria discoidea
Pinemat Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Powdery Piggyback Mushroom (1)
Asterophora lycoperdoides
Purple Cortinarius (1)
Cortinarius violaceus
Purple Foxglove (3)
Digitalis purpurea
Red Alder (3)
Alnus rubra
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red-brown Tricholoma (1)
Tricholoma pessundatum
Redwood Violet (1)
Viola sempervirens
Ribbed Splashcup (1)
Cyathus striatus
Robust Lancetooth Snail (1)
Haplotrema vancouverense
Rockslide Larkspur (1)
Delphinium glareosum
Rosy Gomphidius (4)
Gomphidius subroseus
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Ruffed Grouse (1)
Bonasa umbellus
Salal (5)
Gaultheria shallon
Salmonberry (3)
Rubus spectabilis
Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scaly Vase Chanterelle (2)
Turbinellus floccosus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Self-heal (2)
Prunella vulgaris
Shade Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia nemoralis
Short-stem Russula (3)
Russula brevipes
Single-flowered Clintonia (2)
Clintonia uniflora
Smith's Lepidella (1)
Amanita smithiana
Smoky Waxgill (1)
Hygrophorus camarophyllus
Snow Dwarf Bramble (2)
Rubus nivalis
Sooty Grouse (3)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Phlox (3)
Phlox diffusa
Spreading Stonecrop (1)
Sedum divergens
Square-twigged Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Stairstep Moss (2)
Hylocomium splendens
Subalpine Fir (2)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus subalpinus
Subpinnate Gooseneck Moss (1)
Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus
Subserrate Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon subserratus
Sugarstick (5)
Allotropa virgata
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetbread Mushroom (1)
Clitopilus prunulus
Thimbleberry (3)
Rubus parviflorus
Tongue-leaf False Luina (2)
Rainiera stricta
Twinflower (4)
Linnaea borealis
Vanilla-leaf (1)
Achlys triphylla
Varied-leaf Collomia (1)
Collomia heterophylla
Vine Maple (4)
Acer circinatum
Violet Hedgehog (1)
Hydnellum fuscoindicum
Watson's Gooseberry (1)
Ribes watsonianum
Western Columbine (4)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Dwarf Dogwood (4)
Cornus unalaschkensis
Western Featherbells (1)
Anticlea occidentalis
Western Hemlock (2)
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Red-cedar (1)
Thuja plicata
Western Swordfern (3)
Polystichum munitum
Western Toad (6)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (4)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (1)
Xerophyllum tenax
Western cauliflower mushroom (3)
Sparassis radicata
White Chanterelle (4)
Cantharellus subalbidus
White Inside-out-flower (1)
Vancouveria hexandra
White-stem Raspberry (1)
Rubus leucodermis
Winter Chanterelle (3)
Craterellus tubaeformis
Wood Rose (1)
Rosa gymnocarpa
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Yellow Carnival Candy Slime (2)
Heterotrichia obvelata
Yellow Cortinarius (1)
Cortinarius malicorius
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias amoenus
Yellow-spotted Millipede (2)
Harpaphe haydeniana
Yellowleg Bonnet (1)
Mycena epipterygia
a fungus (1)
Phellodon atratus
a fungus (1)
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis
a fungus (2)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Lepiota magnispora
a fungus (1)
Inocybe kauffmanii
a fungus (2)
Gomphidius smithii
a fungus (1)
Pycnoporellus fulgens
a fungus (1)
Ramaria botrytis
a fungus (1)
Ramaria leptoformosa
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius californicus
a fungus (2)
Cortinarius caesiifolius
a fungus (1)
Coccomyces dentatus
a fungus (1)
Chroogomphus tomentosus
a fungus (1)
Stilbella byssiseda
a fungus (1)
Suillus caerulescens
a fungus (1)
Cantharellus formosus
a fungus (1)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (1)
Tricholoma arvernense
a fungus (5)
Tricholoma murrillianum
a fungus (1)
Tricholoma nigrum
a fungus (1)
Boletopsis grisea
a fungus (2)
Tricholoma subacutum
a fungus (1)
Truncocolumella citrina
a fungus (4)
Aureoboletus mirabilis
a fungus (1)
Atheniella delectabilis
a fungus (1)
Atheniella adonis
a fungus (1)
Morchella snyderi
a fungus (1)
Hydnellum regium
a fungus (1)
Mycetinis salalis
a fungus (1)
Otidea pseudoleporina
a fungus (1)
Helvella vespertina
a fungus (1)
Gymnopilus punctifolius
a fungus (1)
Jahnoporus hirtus
a fungus (1)
Phlegmacium citrinifolium
a lichen (1)
Chaenothecopsis nigripunctata
greater bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus pedunculatus
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

Mount Rainier White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura rainierensisThreatened
Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
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 (4)

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

Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (4)

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.

Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (6)

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

Pacific Northwest Dry Silver Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,703 ha
GNR37.1%
Pacific Northwest Dry Silver Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,299 ha
GNR28.3%
GNR21.1%
GNR3.3%
GNR2.7%
GNR2.7%

Blue Lake

Blue Lake Roadless Area

Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington · 11,359 acres