Cerro Alesna

Cibola National Forest · New Mexico · 6,184 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (7)

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

Arizona Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon ophianthus
Comb-like Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Eggleston's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus egglestonii
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Purple Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus agrestis
Rock Squirrel (3)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
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.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
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 (7)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (9)

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

Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,073 ha
GNR42.9%
GNR12.7%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 293 ha
GNR11.7%
GNR11.2%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 263 ha
10.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 124 ha
G35.0%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 44 ha
GNR1.8%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 16 ha
G20.6%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.1%

Cerro Alesna

Cerro Alesna Roadless Area

Cibola National Forest, New Mexico · 6,184 acres