Cave Creek

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 6,145 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (97)

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

Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
American Robin (2)
Turdus migratorius
Anderson's Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus andersonii
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Baltic Rush (1)
Juncus balticus
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-crowned Night Heron (1)
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus platycercus
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Cespitose Rockmat (6)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Chambers' Twinpod (3)
Physaria chambersii
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Colorado Four-o'clock (3)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly-cup Gumweed (2)
Grindelia squarrosa
Curveseed Butterwort (1)
Ceratocephala testiculata
Desert Mountain Phlox (2)
Phlox austromontana
Desert-sweet (1)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Dwarf Lousewort (6)
Pedicularis centranthera
Eaton's Firecracker (2)
Penstemon eatonii
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia pulchella
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Foxtail Barley (2)
Hordeum jubatum
Golden Currant (3)
Ribes aureum
Granite Prickly-phlox (1)
Linanthus pungens
Great Basin Wildrye (3)
Leymus cinereus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (2)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green Mormon-tea (5)
Ephedra viridis
Green-tailed Towhee (2)
Pipilo chlorurus
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Johnston's Stickseed (1)
Hackelia patens
King's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus calycosus
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Least Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias minimus
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Littleleaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus intricatus
Lobeleaf Groundsel (3)
Packera multilobata
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Sialia currucoides
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (3)
Argemone munita
Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua
Nebraska Sedge (1)
Carex nebrascensis
Northern Harrier (1)
Circus hudsonius
Northern Scorpion (1)
Paruroctonus boreus
Northern Yellow Warbler (2)
Setophaga aestiva
Northwestern Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja angustifolia
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus nuttallii
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Panhandle Prickly-pear (4)
Opuntia polyacantha
Panicled Aster (2)
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Perennial Twistflower (5)
Streptanthus cordatus
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Quaking Aspen (3)
Populus tremuloides
Rough Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja scabrida
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruddy Duck (1)
Oxyura jamaicensis
Sage Thrasher (1)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Passerculus sandwichensis
Scented Beardtongue (7)
Penstemon palmeri
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Single-leaf Pine (9)
Pinus monophylla
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (3)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spiny Greasebush (1)
Glossopetalon spinescens
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Starflower Solomon's-plume (5)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Thickleaf Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon pachyphyllus
Thompson's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon thompsoniae
Utah Juniper (6)
Juniperus osteosperma
Virginia's Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis virginiae
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Western Columbine (2)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
White Checker-mallow (2)
Sidalcea candida
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White-margined Gentian (3)
Frasera albomarginata
White-throated Swift (1)
Aeronautes saxatalis
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woods' Rose (2)
Rosa woodsii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja linariifolia
Federally Listed Species (3)

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.

Pahrump Poolfish
Empetrichthys latosEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (10)

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

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
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.

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (8)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 951 ha
GNR38.2%
GNR26.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 543 ha
GNR21.9%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 164 ha
GNR6.6%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 69 ha
GNR2.8%
Great Basin Semi-Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 34 ha
GNR1.4%
GNR1.1%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 10 ha
G30.4%

Cave Creek

Cave Creek Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 6,145 acres