Bridger Peak

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Wyoming · 6,697 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (76)

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

(1)
Caltha chionophila
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (1)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Pika (3)
Ochotona princeps
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
American Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Arizona Cinquefoil (2)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Booth's Willow (1)
Salix boothii
Boreal Owl (1)
Aegolius funereus
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Brook Trout (2)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clasping Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Dusky Grouse (2)
Dendragapus obscurus
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fringed Thistle (1)
Cirsium centaureae
Gambel Oak (1)
Quercus gambelii
Geyer's Onion (1)
Allium geyeri
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Grouseberry (4)
Vaccinium scoparium
Heartleaf Bittercress (1)
Cardamine cordifolia
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (3)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Leafy Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lewis' Monkeyflower (5)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
Many-flower Viguiera (1)
Heliomeris multiflora
Meadow Popcorn-flower (1)
Plagiobothrys scouleri
Mountain Pennycress (1)
Noccaea fendleri
Mountain Tarweed (1)
Madia glomerata
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nevada Peavine (1)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
Nodding Rockrose (1)
Helianthella quinquenervis
One-flowered Wintergreen (1)
Moneses uniflora
Orange Agoseris (3)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Boxleaf (1)
Paxistima myrsinites
Pacific Willow (1)
Salix lasiandra
Pearly Everlasting (6)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Perennial Fringed Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis barbellata
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (1)
Matricaria discoidea
Purple Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia rubra
Quaking Aspen (2)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis thermalis
Sand Violet (2)
Viola adunca
Satiny Salix (1)
Salix drummondiana
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
Accipiter striatus
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Tassel Flower (1)
Brickellia grandiflora
Thymeleaf Speedwell (2)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Water-plantain Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus alismifolius
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
a fungus (1)
Neolentinus ponderosus
Federally Listed Species (12)

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.

Bonytail
Gila elegansEndangered
Humpback Chub
Gila cyphaThreatened
Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albusEndangered
Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid
Platanthera praeclaraThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Colorado Pikeminnow
Ptychocheilus luciusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodusE, T
Razorback Sucker
Xyrauchen texanusE, PT
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Whooping Crane
Grus americanaE, XN
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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (8)

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

GNR71.1%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 160 ha
GNR5.9%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 121 ha
GNR4.5%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 121 ha
GNR4.4%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 94 ha
GNR3.5%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 79 ha
GNR2.9%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 30 ha
GNR1.1%

Bridger Peak

Bridger Peak Roadless Area

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Wyoming · 6,697 acres