Canyon Creek

Gila National Forest · New Mexico · 9,824 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (34)

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

(1)
Lysurus sphaerocephalus
(2)
Echinocereus santaritensis
Abert's Squirrel (1)
Sciurus aberti
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Arizona Toad (1)
Anaxyrus microscaphusUR
Bold Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus audax
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Fan-shaped Jelly Fungus (1)
Dacrymyces spathularia
Fendler's Flatsedge (1)
Cyperus fendlerianus
Fringed Myotis (1)
Myotis thysanodes
Gadwall (1)
Mareca strepera
Golden Columbine (1)
Aquilegia chrysantha
Grace's Warbler (1)
Setophaga graciae
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Lanceleaf Sage (1)
Salvia reflexa
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Many-flower Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis multiflora
Montezuma Quail (1)
Cyrtonyx montezumae
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum cobrense
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Red-flower Onion (1)
Allium rhizomatum
Showy Green-gentian (5)
Frasera speciosa
Upright Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida columnifera
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja integra
Wild Potato (1)
Solanum jamesii
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
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 Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Gila Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae
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 (1)

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

Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
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.

Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (9)

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

Southern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 3,102 ha
GNR78.0%
Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 325 ha
GNR8.2%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 125 ha
GNR3.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 112 ha
G22.8%
G42.1%
Sky Island Pine-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 81 ha
GNR2.0%
GNR1.5%
Sky Island High Mountain Conifer-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 37 ha
GNR0.9%
G30.0%

Canyon Creek

Canyon Creek Roadless Area

Gila National Forest, New Mexico · 9,824 acres