Cattle Gulch

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 19,390 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (86)

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

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Campanula petiolata
Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Goldenrod (1)
Solidago multiradiata
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Anderson's Aster (1)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Arctic Grayling (2)
Thymallus arcticus
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bessey's Locoweed (4)
Oxytropis besseyi
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Hairy False Dandelion (1)
Nothocalais nigrescens
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Brook Trout (2)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria umbrinella
Brown Trout (2)
Salmo trutta
Bushy-tailed Woodrat (1)
Neotoma cinerea
Calliope Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cleftleaf Ragwort (2)
Packera streptanthifolia
Common Blue-mustard (1)
Chorispora tenella
Common Camassia (2)
Camassia quamash
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Curly-cup Gumweed (1)
Grindelia squarrosa
Cushion Phlox (1)
Phlox pulvinata
Cutleaf Anemone (1)
Anemone multifida
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Entireleaf Goldenweed (2)
Pyrrocoma integrifolia
Field Chickweed (1)
Cerastium arvense
Foxtail Barley (1)
Hordeum jubatum
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Hairy False Goldenaster (2)
Heterotheca villosa
Hare's-foot Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lagopus
Idaho Fescue (2)
Festuca idahoensis
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (3)
Sedum lanceolatum
Lava Ankle-aster (1)
Ionactis alpina
Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Many-flowered Phlox (3)
Phlox multiflora
Mountain Timothy (1)
Phleum alpinum
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Hawk Owl (3)
Surnia ulula
Northern Red Belt (1)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Nuttall's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria parvifolia
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Pallid Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja pallescens
Parry's Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia parryi
Petticoat Mottlegill (1)
Panaeolus papilionaceus
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Prairie Agoseris (1)
Agoseris glauca
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (2)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (2)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus agrestis
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Rocky Mountain Aster (1)
Ionactis stenomeres
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-fruit Mandarin (1)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Small-flower Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon procerus
Small-wing Sedge (1)
Carex microptera
Smallmouth Bass (1)
Micropterus dolomieu
Spiked Woodrush (1)
Luzula spicata
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Ternate Biscuitroot (2)
Lomatium triternatum
Vasey's Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia intermedia
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace occidentalis
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Woolly Goldenweed (2)
Stenotus lanuginosus
Yellow Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Columbine (1)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja flava
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
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 (8)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (12)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,932 ha
GNR37.4%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,395 ha
GNR30.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 596 ha
GNR7.6%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 575 ha
GNR7.3%
GNR3.3%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 248 ha
GNR3.2%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 211 ha
G32.7%
GNR1.3%
Intermountain Mountain Mahogany Woodland
Shrub / Shrubland · 101 ha
GNR1.3%
GNR0.9%
GNR0.9%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 69 ha
GNR0.9%

Cattle Gulch

Cattle Gulch Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 19,390 acres