Cherry Lakes

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 19,945 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (55)

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

(3)
Campanula petiolata
American Bistort (3)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (7)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clustered Leatherflower (5)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Cutleaf Anemone (2)
Anemone multifida
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Fernleaf Lousewort (3)
Pedicularis cystopteridifolia
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Geyer's Onion (1)
Allium geyeri
Great Blanket-flower (2)
Gaillardia aristata
Hairy Valerian (1)
Valeriana edulis
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (3)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (4)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (3)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Long-stalk Clover (1)
Trifolium longipes
Many-flowered Phlox (3)
Phlox multiflora
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Moose (1)
Alces alces
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Northern Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Prairie Gentian (2)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie-smoke (5)
Geum triflorum
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace septentrionalis
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Short-stem Onion (1)
Allium brevistylum
Showy Green-gentian (5)
Frasera speciosa
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Silvery Ragwort (1)
Packera cana
Skunk Polemonium (1)
Polemonium viscosum
Small-flower Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Sticky Geranium (3)
Geranium viscosissimum
Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja lutescens
Swainson's Hawk (1)
Buteo swainsoni
Terrestrial Gartersnake (9)
Thamnophis elegans
Timber Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus miser
Two-lobe Speedwell (2)
Veronica biloba
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Valley Violet (1)
Viola vallicola
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Yellow Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja flava
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 (9)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (9)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (11)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,268 ha
GNR40.5%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,517 ha
GNR31.2%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 899 ha
GNR11.1%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 374 ha
GNR4.6%
GNR3.9%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 221 ha
GNR2.7%
GNR2.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 61 ha
GNR0.8%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 58 ha
GNR0.7%
G30.1%
G30.1%

Cherry Lakes

Cherry Lakes Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 19,945 acres