Bluff Mountain

Lewis and Clark National Forest · Montana · 38,060 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (51)

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

(2)
Anticlea elegans
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Pasqueflower (3)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Canada Violet (2)
Viola canadensis
Columbian Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis columbiana
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Dotted Gayfeather (1)
Liatris punctata
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain (57)
Goodyera repens
Early Coralroot (3)
Corallorhiza trifida
Fairy Slipper (2)
Calypso bulbosa
Flat-head Larkspur (1)
Delphinium bicolor
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Green-flower Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola chlorantha
Ground-plum (1)
Astragalus crassicarpus
Hairy Valerian (2)
Valeriana edulis
Heartleaf Arnica (2)
Arnica cordifolia
Hooker's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria racemosa
Limber Pine (1)
Pinus flexilis
Long-stalk Clover (1)
Trifolium longipes
Lyall's Angelica (1)
Angelica arguta
Mountain Lady's-slipper (13)
Cypripedium montanum
Nordmann's Orbweaver (1)
Araneus nordmanni
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
One-sided Wintergreen (2)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Fuzzyfoot (2)
Xeromphalina campanella
Parry's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis parryi
Plume Thistles (2)
Cirsium
Purple Clematis (1)
Clematis occidentalis
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Rydberg's Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia multiscapa
Sagebrush Bluebells (1)
Mertensia oblongifolia
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Sheep Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla ovina
Short-stem Onion (2)
Allium brevistylum
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Slender Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracilis
Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos albus
Spring Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Sticky Geranium (2)
Geranium viscosissimum
Timber Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus miser
Twinflower (1)
Linnaea borealis
White Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis sericea
Yellow Columbine (1)
Aquilegia flavescens
Federally Listed Species (6)

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
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (1)

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

Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (1)

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.

Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Vegetation (10)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 7,198 ha
GNR46.7%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 4,016 ha
GNR26.1%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,858 ha
GNR12.1%
GNR4.7%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 483 ha
3.1%
GNR2.0%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 259 ha
GNR1.7%
GNR1.2%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 82 ha
GNR0.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 4 ha
G30.0%

Bluff Mountain

Bluff Mountain Roadless Area

Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana · 38,060 acres