Chalk Peak

Los Padres National Forest · California · 7,472 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (312)

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

(1)
Didymium squamulosum
(1)
Idotea fewkesi
(1)
Phidippus kastoni
(1)
Puccinia digitata
Aaron's-beard (1)
Hypericum calycinum
Acorn Woodpecker (2)
Melanerpes formicivorus
African Woodsorrel (1)
Oxalis pes-caprae
American Barn Owl (1)
Tyto furcata
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Andrew's Bead-lily (1)
Clintonia andrewsiana
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Annual False Dandelion (2)
Agoseris heterophylla
Aquatic Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis atratus
Arboreal Salamander (1)
Aneides lugubris
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (2)
Petasites frigidus
Bald Eagle (3)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Band-tailed Pigeon (1)
Patagioenas fasciata
Beautiful Clarkia (1)
Clarkia rubicunda
Bentham's Bush Lupine (7)
Lupinus albifrons
Bentham's Lupine (4)
Lupinus benthamii
Bigleaf Maple (9)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (4)
Pellaea mucronata
Black Phoebe (1)
Sayornis nigricans
Black Sage (2)
Salvia mellifera
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus californicus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (3)
Setophaga nigrescens
Blue Field Gilia (1)
Gilia capitata
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Polioptila caerulea
Blueblossom (3)
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Bobcat (3)
Lynx rufus
Bouncing-bet (1)
Saponaria officinalis
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Bristlecone Fir (4)
Abies bracteata
Broadleaf Forget-me-not (1)
Myosotis latifolia
Broom Rushrose (1)
Crocanthemum scoparium
Brown Dogwood (1)
Cornus glabrata
Brown Pelican (1)
Pelecanus occidentalisDL
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bushy Spikemoss (2)
Selaginella bigelovii
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (11)
Calochortus venustus
Butterworth's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum butterworthianum
California Bay (8)
Umbellularia californica
California Coffeeberry (5)
Frangula californica
California Condor (1)
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Cudweed (2)
Pseudognaphalium californicum
California Gilia (1)
Gilia achilleifolia
California Golden Violet (3)
Viola pedunculata
California Golden-banner (1)
Thermopsis californica
California Ground Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Hedge-nettle (2)
Stachys bullata
California Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera hispidula
California Kingsnake (4)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Lace Fern (1)
Aspidotis californica
California Live Oak (5)
Quercus agrifolia
California Mycena (1)
Mycena californiensis
California Newt (26)
Taricha torosa
California Peony (1)
Paeonia californica
California Polypody (1)
Polypodium californicum
California Poppy (4)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (3)
Callipepla californica
California Rose (1)
Rosa californica
California Sage (6)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia californica
California Scrub Jay (1)
Aphelocoma californica
California Scrub Oak (1)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Spikenard (1)
Aralia californica
California Sycamore (5)
Platanus racemosa
California Toothwort (1)
Cardamine californica
California White Oak (7)
Quercus lobata
California Yerba Santa (12)
Eriodictyon californicum
California common scorpion (2)
Paruroctonus silvestrii
Canyon Live Oak (9)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (3)
Dudleya cymosa
Carlotta Hall's Lace Fern (1)
Aspidotis carlotta-halliae
Cassin's Vireo (1)
Vireo cassinii
Chaparral Bush-monkeyflower (17)
Diplacus linearis
Chick Lupine (3)
Lupinus microcarpus
Chocolate-lily (2)
Fritillaria biflora
Clustered Spineflower (2)
Chorizanthe membranacea
Coast Horned Lizard (2)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Mountain Kingsnake (1)
Lampropeltis multifasciata
Coast Night Snake (1)
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
Coastal Brookfoam (1)
Boykinia occidentalis
Coastal Woodfern (2)
Dryopteris arguta
Coffee Fern (4)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (3)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Deadnettle (1)
Lamium amplexicaule
Common Indian Clover (2)
Trifolium albopurpureum
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Pacific Peavine (5)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Poorwill (1)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Sand-aster (1)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common St. John's-wort (2)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Pine (10)
Pinus coulteri
Coyote Wildmint (1)
Monardella villosa
Cramp Balls (2)
Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum
Creeping Sage (1)
Salvia sonomensis
Crevice Alumroot (2)
Heuchera micrantha
Dark-eyed Junco (5)
Junco hyemalis
Deadly Galerina (1)
Galerina marginata
Death Cap (1)
Amanita phalloides
Deerbrush (6)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Desert Fiesta-flower (2)
Pholistoma auritum
Desert Tarantula (4)
Aphonopelma iodius
Douglas' Lupine (1)
Lupinus nanus
Douglas' Wood Beauty (1)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas' Wormwood (1)
Artemisia douglasiana
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (1)
Baccharis pilularis
Eastwood's Manzanita (8)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Clarkia (5)
Clarkia unguiculata
English Plantain (4)
Plantago lanceolata
Ensatina (4)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Erect Plantain (1)
Plantago erecta
Fairy Inkcap (1)
Coprinellus disseminatus
Fall Thistle (4)
Cirsium occidentale
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Foothill Clover (4)
Trifolium ciliolatum
French Broom (1)
Genista monspessulana
Fringepod (1)
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Gaping Beardtongue (3)
Keckiella breviflora
Goldback Fern (4)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Fleece (1)
Ericameria arborescens
Golden Triteleia (1)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Gophersnake (5)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Fox (2)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray Whale (1)
Eschrichtius robustus
Gray's clover (1)
Trifolium grayi
Great Horned Owl (2)
Bubo virginianus
Hairy Curtain Crust (2)
Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus comatus
Hairy Whitethorn (7)
Ceanothus oliganthus
Hairy-pink (1)
Petrorhagia dubia
Harbor Seal (1)
Phoca vitulina
Hardham's Bedstraw (2)
Galium hardhamiae
Heermann's Gull (1)
Larus heermanni
Heermann's Tarplant (2)
Holocarpha heermannii
Hill Woodland-star (3)
Lithophragma heterophyllum
Hollyleaf Redberry (1)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Honey Fungus (1)
Armillaria mellea
Hooker's Mandarin (1)
Prosartes hookeri
Hoover's Manzanita (13)
Arctostaphylos hooveri
Hummingbird-trumpet (4)
Epilobium canum
Hutchinson's Larkspur (1)
Delphinium hutchinsoniae
Imbricate Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia imbricata
Indian Warrior (6)
Pedicularis densiflora
Irisleaf Rush (1)
Juncus xiphioides
Jolon Oak (1)
Quercus × jolonensis
Knobcone Pine (3)
Pinus attenuata
Lanceleaf Live-forever (1)
Dudleya lanceolata
Large-flower False Dandelion (1)
Agoseris grandiflora
Large-flower Wildmint (2)
Monardella macrantha
Leather-root Scurfpea (1)
Hoita macrostachya
Lemmon's Catchfly (1)
Silene lemmonii
Leopard Lily (1)
Lilium pardalinum
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (9)
Nemophila menziesii
Merriam's Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias merriami
Miner's-lettuce (3)
Claytonia perfoliata
Modest Whipple-vine (1)
Whipplea modesta
Monterey Cypress (1)
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
Mountain Quail (7)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Swordfern (3)
Polystichum imbricans
Needle Goldfields (1)
Lasthenia gracilis
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (2)
Lupinus concinnus
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Oak Titmouse (4)
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
Orange Bush-monkeyflower (3)
Diplacus aurantiacus
Oregon Western Rosinweed (2)
Calycadenia truncata
Pacific Coast Tick (2)
Dermacentor occidentalis
Pacific Grove Clover (2)
Trifolium obtusiflorum
Pacific Madrone (15)
Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron villosum
Pacific Stonecrop (12)
Sedum spathulifolium
Pacific Treefrog (4)
Pseudacris regilla
Padre's Shootingstar (3)
Primula clevelandii
Pear Fibrecap (1)
Inocybe fraudans
Pine Violet (1)
Viola purpurea
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (1)
Matricaria discoidea
Pink False Gilia (1)
Allophyllum divaricatum
Pitcher Sage (11)
Salvia spathacea
Plume Moss (2)
Dendroalsia abietina
Ponderosa Pine (4)
Pinus ponderosa
Purple Martin (2)
Progne subis
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (4)
Collinsia heterophylla
Pygmy Nuthatch (1)
Sitta pygmaea
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (4)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Larkspur (4)
Delphinium nudicaule
Red Owl's-clover (7)
Castilleja exserta
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Redwood (5)
Sequoia sempervirens
Redwood Sorrel (2)
Oxalis smalliana
Ring-necked Snake (2)
Diadophis punctatus
Ringtail (1)
Bassariscus astutus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Rusty Popcorn-flower (1)
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Sacramento Sucker (1)
Catostomus occidentalis
San Benito Fritillary (1)
Fritillaria viridea
San Bernardino Larkspur (1)
Delphinium parryi
San Simeon Slender Salamander (2)
Batrachoseps incognitus
Santa Cruz Island Oak (5)
Quercus parvula
Santa Cruz Suncup (1)
Camissoniopsis hirtella
Santa Lucia Gooseberry (5)
Ribes sericeum
Santa Lucia Lupine (1)
Lupinus cervinus
Santa Lucia Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe hardhamiae
Santa Lucia Phacelia (1)
Phacelia grisea
Scarlet Bugler (13)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Monkeyflower (7)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Sea Lettuce (1)
Dudleya cespitosa
Serpentine Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos obispoensis
Sessile-flower False Goldenaster (2)
Heterotheca sessiliflora
Shoreline Wolf Spider (1)
Arctosa littoralis
Short-stem Russula (1)
Russula brevipes
Shortstem Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus uniflorus
Showy Tarweed (2)
Madia elegans
Slender Cottonweed (1)
Micropus californicus
Small-flower Catchfly (1)
Silene gallica
Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos albus
Soft Brome (2)
Bromus hordeaceus
Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum racemosum
Southern Alligator Lizard (3)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southwestern Carrot (1)
Daucus pusillus
Spotted Cat's-ear (1)
Hypochaeris radicata
Spotted Owl (1)
Strix occidentalis
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spring Draba (1)
Draba verna
Spring Vetch (1)
Vicia sativa
Spruce Gymnophilus (1)
Gymnopilus sapineus
Statice Spineflower (3)
Chorizanthe staticoides
Steller's Jay (6)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Thorough-wort (2)
Ageratina adenophora
Stingaree-bush (3)
Pickeringia montana
Stinging Lupine (7)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Streambank Springbeauty (3)
Claytonia parviflora
Strigose Trefoil (1)
Acmispon strigosus
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Sulphur Shelf (3)
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
Tawny Dwarf Tarantula (1)
Megahexura fulva
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (3)
Rubus parviflorus
Thyme-leaf Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Tiger Whiptail (2)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toothed Medic (2)
Medicago polymorpha
Torrent Sedge (1)
Carex nudata
Toyon (5)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Tree Poppy (8)
Dendromecon rigida
Tuberous Skullcap (2)
Scutellaria tuberosa
Turkey Tail (4)
Trametes versicolor
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Two-striped Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis hammondii
Valley Oakmoss Lichen (1)
Evernia prunastri
Vinegarweed (1)
Trichostema lanceolatum
Violet-green Swallow (2)
Tachycineta thalassina
Vortriede Spineflower (2)
Systenotheca vortriedei
Wand Mullein (2)
Verbascum virgatum
Wartleaf Whitethorn (10)
Ceanothus papillosus
Water Puffball (1)
Lycoperdon perlatum
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (3)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (2)
Acmispon glaber
Western Black-legged Tick (1)
Ixodes pacificus
Western Bluebird (2)
Sialia mexicana
Western Columbine (2)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (12)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gull (1)
Larus occidentalis
Western Poison-oak (8)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (3)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Screech-Owl (1)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Skink (1)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Western Swordfern (1)
Polystichum munitum
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Tiger Salamander (1)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (1)
Trillium ovatum
Whiskered Jelly Lichen (1)
Leptochidium albociliatum
White Alder (2)
Alnus rhombifolia
White Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus albus
White-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Sitta carolinensis
White-tip Clover (1)
Trifolium variegatum
Winecup Clarkia (6)
Clarkia purpurea
Withered Snapdragon (3)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Woolly Bluecurls (4)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly-pod Milkweed (19)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Wrentit (1)
Chamaea fasciata
Yadon's Horkelia (2)
Horkelia yadonii
Yellow Whispering-bells (1)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-staining Milk Cap (1)
Lactarius xanthogalactus
Yellow-yarrow (3)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
a fungus (2)
Lactarius alnicola
a fungus (2)
Hericium erinaceus
a fungus (3)
Omphalotus olivascens
a fungus (1)
Entoloma formosum
a fungus (1)
Lactarius argillaceifolius
a fungus (1)
Floccularia albolanaripes
a jumping spider (1)
Phlegra hentzi
blue dicks (5)
Dipterostemon capitatus
insect-egg slime (1)
Leocarpus fragilis
turkey mullein (4)
Croton setiger
Federally Listed Species (12)

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.

California Least Tern
Sternula antillarum browniEndangered
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma californienseE, T
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Tidewater Goby
Eucyclogobius newberryiE, PT
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (28)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
California Gull
Larus californicus
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (25)

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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
California Gull
Larus californicus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (10)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,816 ha
GNR60.0%
California Coastal Redwood Forest
Tree / Conifer · 269 ha
GNR8.9%
California Foothill Mixed Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 211 ha
GNR7.0%
GNR5.1%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 81 ha
GNR2.7%
California Foothill Black Oak and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 64 ha
GNR2.1%
California Mixed Evergreen Forest
Tree / Conifer · 49 ha
GNR1.6%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 47 ha
GNR1.6%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 44 ha
GNR1.5%

Chalk Peak

Chalk Peak Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 7,472 acres