Buffalo Peak

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Wyoming · 17,560 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (30)

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

(1)
Metepeira
American Pasqueflower (3)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Brandegee's Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium brandegeei
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bulbous Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma glabrum
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virens
Ground Juniper (2)
Juniperus communis
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Hare's-foot Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lagopus
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus scopulorum
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Smooth Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon glaber
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
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.

Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albusEndangered
Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid
Platanthera praeclaraThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodusE, T
Regal Fritillary
Argynnis idalia occidentalisProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Whooping Crane
Grus americanaE, XN
Other Species of Concern (5)

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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (5)

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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (11)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 3,503 ha
GNR49.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,363 ha
GNR19.2%
GNR10.2%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 598 ha
GNR8.4%
GNR5.5%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 217 ha
GNR3.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 10 ha
G30.1%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 7 ha
G30.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 2 ha
G20.0%
G30.0%

Buffalo Peak

Buffalo Peak Roadless Area

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Wyoming · 17,560 acres