Boulder Canyon

Coconino National Forest · Arizona · 4,554 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (35)

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

(1)
Pyrofomes juniperinus
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
Arizonia Juniper (1)
Juniperus arizonica
Bridled Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus wollweberi
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
Cane Bluestem (1)
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Common Black Hawk (1)
Buteogallus anthracinus
Crimson Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe verbenacea
Crow-poison (3)
Nothoscordum bivalve
Crucifixion-thorn (1)
Canotia holacantha
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus engelmannii
Fossil Springsnail (1)
Pyrgulopsis simplex
Foxtail Brome (1)
Bromus rubens
Fringepod (1)
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Giant Redheaded Centipede (2)
Scolopendra heros
Gila Monster (1)
Heloderma suspectum
Mexican Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Mohave Lupine (1)
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Netleaf Hackberry (2)
Celtis reticulata
New Mexico Thistle (1)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Water-plantain (1)
Alisma triviale
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Pale Stonecrop (1)
Petrosedum sediforme
Phainopepla (1)
Phainopepla nitens
Plains Blackfoot (1)
Melampodium leucanthum
Roundtail Chub (2)
Gila robusta
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Silverleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Splitgill (2)
Schizophyllum commune
Stripe-tailed Scorpion (1)
Paravaejovis spinigerus
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
Wright's Sycamore (1)
Platanus wrightii
Wright's Trefoil (1)
Acmispon wrightii
blue dicks (2)
Dipterostemon capitatus
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.

Loach Minnow
Tiaroga cobitisEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Spikedace
Meda fulgidaEndangered
Gila Chub
Gila intermediaE, PDL
Gila Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (14)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens lepida
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (13)

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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Vegetation (4)

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

Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,218 ha
GNR66.1%
Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 439 ha
GNR23.8%
North American Warm Desert Bedrock Cliff and Outcrop
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 80 ha
4.3%
Sky Island Pine-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 48 ha
GNR2.6%

Boulder Canyon

Boulder Canyon Roadless Area

Coconino National Forest, Arizona · 4,554 acres