Circle Mountain

San Bernardino National Forest · California · 6,375 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (360)

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

Mojave Desert Tortoise (1)
Gopherus agassiziiThreatened
Slender-horned Spineflower (1)
Dodecahema leptocerasEndangered
(1)
Coprinellus bipellis
(1)
Quercus berberidifolia × john-tuckeri
(1)
Colonus hesperus
(1)
Geophilus regnans
(1)
Phidippus nikites
(1)
Mecaphesa
(1)
Salticus palpalis
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
Acton's Brittlebush (1)
Encelia actoni
Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Anna's Hummingbird (3)
Calypte anna
Ash-throated Flycatcher (2)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Ashy Silktassel (3)
Garrya flavescens
Bailey's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum baileyi
Band-tailed Pigeon (3)
Patagioenas fasciata
Beaked Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Beavertail Prickly-pear (60)
Opuntia basilaris
Belladonna Lily (1)
Amaryllis belladonna
Bentham's Bush Lupine (2)
Lupinus albifrons
Big Sagebrush (22)
Artemisia tridentata
Big-cone Douglas-fir (16)
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Bigberry Manzanita (18)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bighorn Sheep (3)
Ovis canadensis
Bigleaf Maple (1)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (5)
Pellaea mucronata
Black Sage (9)
Salvia mellifera
Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (1)
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Black-chinned Sparrow (2)
Spizella atrogularis
Black-headed Grosbeak (2)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (2)
Setophaga nigrescens
Blue Field Gilia (7)
Gilia capitata
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Polioptila caerulea
Blue-stem Beardtongue (3)
Keckiella ternata
Booth's Suncup (2)
Eremothera boothii
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Break Gilia (1)
Gilia brecciarum
Brewer's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron breweri
Bright Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Acarospora socialis
Bristly Combseed (1)
Pectocarya setosa
Brook-pimpernel (1)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Bulbous Bluegrass (2)
Poa bulbosa
Burlew's Onion (1)
Allium burlewii
Bushtit (1)
Psaltriparus minimus
Bushy Spikemoss (8)
Selaginella bigelovii
California Black Oak (2)
Quercus kelloggii
California Broomshrub (14)
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Buckwheat (40)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Coffeeberry (8)
Frangula californica
California Creamcup (1)
Platystemon californicus
California Cudweed (4)
Pseudognaphalium californicum
California Dodder (1)
Cuscuta californica
California Figwort (1)
Scrophularia californica
California Flannelbush (49)
Fremontodendron californicum
California Goosefoot (1)
Blitum californicum
California Ground Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Juniper (1)
Juniperus californica
California Peony (2)
Paeonia californica
California Poppy (7)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (8)
Callipepla californica
California Sage (27)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia californica
California Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia minor
California Scrub Jay (3)
Aphelocoma californica
California Scrub Oak (1)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Suncup (2)
Eulobus californicus
California Swollenstinger Scorpion (1)
Anuroctonus pococki
California Thrasher (2)
Toxostoma redivivum
California Towhee (1)
Melozone crissalis
California Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris cadaverina
California evening primrose (9)
Oenothera avita
Cane Cholla (1)
Cylindropuntia bernardina
Canyon Live Oak (15)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (18)
Dudleya cymosa
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chaparral Bushmallow (15)
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
Chaparral Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera interrupta
Chaparral Snapdragon (3)
Sairocarpus coulterianus
Chaparral Trefoil (5)
Acmispon grandiflorus
Chaparral Whitethorn (15)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Cheatgrass (5)
Bromus tectorum
Ciliolate-toothed Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe rubella
Cithara Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum cithariforme
Coast Horned Lizard (17)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Mountain Kingsnake (2)
Lampropeltis multifasciata
Coast Range Melicgrass (1)
Melica imperfecta
Common Chamise (32)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Deadnettle (1)
Lamium amplexicaule
Common Goldenstar (1)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Horehound (1)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Leafbeetle Jumping Spider (2)
Sassacus papenhoei
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Pacific Peavine (2)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Pill-bug (2)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Pussy-paws (3)
Calyptridium monandrum
Common Raven (7)
Corvus corax
Common Side-blotched Lizard (44)
Uta stansburiana
Common Sunflower (3)
Helianthus annuus
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Pine (2)
Pinus coulteri
Coville's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris covillei
Coyote Tobacco (5)
Nicotiana attenuata
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (6)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Dark-eyed Junco (6)
Junco hyemalis
Deergrass (1)
Muhlenbergia rigens
Desert Almond (11)
Prunus fasciculata
Desert Calico (7)
Loeseliastrum matthewsii
Desert Cottontail (4)
Sylvilagus audubonii
Desert Gilia (1)
Gilia ochroleuca
Desert Prince's-plume (15)
Stanleya pinnata
Desert Wishbone-bush (4)
Mirabilis laevis
Distant Scorpionweed (9)
Phacelia distans
Dolores Catchfly (2)
Silene verecunda
Domestic Cat (1)
Felis catus
Drug Lion's-ear (1)
Leonotis nepetifolia
Eastwood's Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Rockcress (5)
Boechera californica
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (1)
Umbilicaria phaea
English Ivy (1)
Hedera helix
Fall Thistle (11)
Cirsium occidentale
Flat-spine Bursage (5)
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Flat-topped Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum plumatella
Flesh-colored Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis xantiana
Four-wing Saltbush (2)
Atriplex canescens
Foxtail Brome (1)
Bromus rubens
Fragrant Sumac (15)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Cottonwood (3)
Populus fremontii
Fremont's Monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus fremontii
Fremont's Phacelia (8)
Phacelia fremontii
Giant Blazingstar (19)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Woolstar (27)
Eriastrum densifolium
Gilbert's Skink (1)
Plestiodon gilberti
Glandular Layia (2)
Layia glandulosa
Gold Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Ear-drops (17)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Gophersnake (17)
Pituophis catenifer
Grape-hyacinth (1)
Muscari neglectum
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray Horsebrush (9)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray's Gilia (1)
Gilia latiflora
Great Basin Collared Lizard (3)
Crotaphytus bicinctores
Great Egret (1)
Ardea alba
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Roadrunner (2)
Geococcyx californianus
Grinnell's Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon grinnellii
Hairy Horsebrush (4)
Tetradymia comosa
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus comatus
Hairy Woodpecker (3)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hairy Yerba Santa (38)
Eriodictyon trichocalyx
Heartleaf Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella cordifolia
Heermann's Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum heermannii
Hoary Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum saxatile
Hoary-leaf Whitethorn (23)
Ceanothus crassifolius
Hollyleaf Cherry (30)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (7)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
House Finch (4)
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow (1)
Passer domesticus
Humboldt Lily (2)
Lilium humboldtii
Hummingbird-trumpet (3)
Epilobium canum
Imbricate Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia imbricata
Incense Cedar (2)
Calocedrus decurrens
Indian Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana quadrivalvis
Interior Live Oak (3)
Quercus wislizeni
Jacumba Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus douglasii
Jeffrey's Pine (7)
Pinus jeffreyi
Jerusalem-thorn (1)
Parkinsonia aculeata
John Tucker's Oak (4)
Quercus john-tuckeri
Johnson's Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus johnsoni
Johnston Monkeyflower (8)
Diplacus johnstonii
Killdeer (2)
Charadrius vociferus
Lanceleaf Live-forever (1)
Dudleya lanceolata
Largeleaf Periwinkle (2)
Vinca major
Leafy Fleabane (9)
Erigeron foliosus
Leather Oak (3)
Quercus durata
Lemon Lily (1)
Lilium parryi
Lesser Goldfinch (1)
Spinus psaltria
Live Oak Erineum Mite (1)
Aceria mackiei
London Rocket (1)
Sisymbrium irio
Long-beak Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium botrys
Long-eared Owl (1)
Asio otus
Long-stalked Phacelia (6)
Phacelia longipes
Low Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum pusillum
Maltese Star-thistle (1)
Centaurea melitensis
Mediterranean Mustard (1)
Hirschfeldia incana
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (1)
Nemophila menziesii
Merriam's Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias merriami
Mexican Catchfly (1)
Silene laciniata
Mohave Lupine (3)
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Mojave Desert Suncup (1)
Camissonia campestris
Mojave Desert Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Mojave Desert-parsley (2)
Lomatium mohavense
Mojave Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja plagiotoma
Mojave linanthus (4)
Leptosiphon breviculus
Mountain Chickadee (7)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Quail (2)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain-mahogany (27)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mourning Dove (4)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (13)
Argemone munita
Narrowleaf Bedstraw (2)
Galium angustifolium
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (34)
Ericameria linearifolia
Narrowleaf Milkweed (1)
Asclepias fascicularis
Nearby Ground Spider (4)
Herpyllus propinquus
Nevada Broomshrub (10)
Lepidospartum latisquamum
Nevada Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium nevadense
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (5)
Lupinus concinnus
Northern Flicker (5)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Harrier (1)
Circus hudsonius
Orobus-seed Liverwort (1)
Targionia hypophylla
Pacific Coast Tick (1)
Dermacentor occidentalis
Pacific Mistletoe (2)
Phoradendron villosum
Palmer's Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe palmeri
Paperbag Bush (1)
Scutellaria mexicana
Parish's Bluecurls (21)
Trichostema parishii
Parish's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum parishii
Parish's Goldenweed (4)
Ericameria parishii
Parish's Larkspur (1)
Delphinium parishii
Parish's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe parishii
Parry's Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parryi
Peirson's Lupine (1)
Lupinus peirsonii
Peregrine Falcon (5)
Falco peregrinus
Phainopepla (1)
Phainopepla nitens
Pin Clover (14)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria pinifolia
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pine Violet (3)
Viola purpurea
Pinnate Tansy-mustard (2)
Descurainia pinnata
Pinyon Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe xanti
Plain Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus invenustus
Plummer's Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus plummerae
Pointed Cat's-eye (1)
Cryptantha muricata
Poodle-dog Bush (33)
Eriodictyon parryi
Prairie Skeletonplant (2)
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Prickly Phlox (1)
Linanthus californicus
Puncture-vine (2)
Tribulus terrestris
Purple Nightshade (2)
Solanum xanti
Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia benghalensis
Red Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus kennedyi
Red-ray Hulsea (4)
Hulsea heterochroma
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Buteo jamaicensis
Ring-necked Snake (1)
Diadophis punctatus
Round-hood Milkweed (18)
Asclepias californica
Royal Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Rabbitbrush (10)
Ericameria nauseosa
Sacred Thorn-apple (2)
Datura wrightii
San Benito Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia hypecoides
San Bernardino Mountain Onion (2)
Allium monticola
San Francisco Broomrape (1)
Aphyllon franciscanum
San Gabriel Linanthus (3)
Linanthus concinnus
Sand Pygmyweed (2)
Crassula connata
Sandy-soil Suncup (1)
Camissonia strigulosa
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera subspicata
Santolina Pincushion (6)
Chaenactis santolinoides
Sapphire Woolstar (2)
Eriastrum sapphirinum
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Scalebud (4)
Anisocoma acaulis
Scarlet Bugler (36)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Larkspur (5)
Delphinium cardinale
Sea Goldenstar (3)
Muilla maritima
Shiny Desert-parsley (2)
Lomatium lucidum
Shoreline Wolf Spider (1)
Arctosa littoralis
Shortleaf Combseed (4)
Pectocarya penicillata
Showy Beardtongue (27)
Penstemon spectabilis
Sidewalk Screw Moss (1)
Syntrichia ruralis
Silver Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon argophyllus
Silver Garden Orbweaver (2)
Argiope argentata
Single-leaf Pine (23)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Woolly Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum gracile
Small-flower Stickleaf (2)
Mentzelia micrantha
Small-flower Threadplant (1)
Nemacladus sigmoideus
Smooth Desert-dandelion (2)
Malacothrix glabrata
Snowplant (2)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Southern Alligator Lizard (12)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southern Gilia (1)
Saltugilia australis
Southern Monardella (1)
Monardella australis
Southern Silktassel (6)
Garrya veatchii
Spearleaf False Dandelion (2)
Agoseris retrorsa
Splendid Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus splendens
Spotted Towhee (2)
Pipilo maculatus
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stiff Birds-beak (2)
Cordylanthus rigidus
Stinging Lupine (1)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Streambank Springbeauty (6)
Claytonia parviflora
Strigose Trefoil (3)
Acmispon strigosus
Striped Racer (7)
Masticophis lateralis
Succulent Annual Lupine (1)
Lupinus succulentus
Sugar Sumac (6)
Rhus ovata
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (10)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Summer Lupine (2)
Lupinus formosus
Sweet Alyssum (1)
Lobularia maritima
Tall Tumble-mustard (2)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Tanner's Dock (10)
Rumex hymenosepalus
Telegraphweed (2)
Heterotheca grandiflora
Threadleaf Ragwort (8)
Senecio flaccidus
Thurber's Spineflower (3)
Centrostegia thurberi
Thyme-leaf Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Tiger Whiptail (10)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Tongue Clarkia (4)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Toyon (1)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Tree Poppy (85)
Dendromecon rigida
Tree-of-Heaven (1)
Ailanthus altissima
Trumpet Creeper (1)
Campsis radicans
Twisted Suncup (4)
Camissoniopsis bistorta
Utah Serviceberry (5)
Amelanchier utahensis
Valley Lessingia (12)
Lessingia glandulifera
Veatch's Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia veatchiana
Violet-green Swallow (3)
Tachycineta thalassina
Wall Screw Moss (3)
Tortula muralis
Wallace's Wooly-daisy (11)
Eriophyllum wallacei
Washoe Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia curvipes
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (1)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Waxy Bitterbrush (4)
Purshia glandulosa
Weak-stem Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus flexuosus
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (4)
Acmispon glaber
Western Black Widow Spider (1)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Bluebird (4)
Sialia mexicana
Western Fence Lizard (48)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gray Squirrel (13)
Sciurus griseus
Western Joshua Tree (81)
Yucca brevifolia
Western Patch-nosed Snake (2)
Salvadora hexalepis
Western Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (22)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Skink (1)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Western Toad (3)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Vervain (1)
Verbena lasiostachys
Western Wallflower (19)
Erysimum capitatum
Western spotted orbweaver (1)
Neoscona oaxacensis
White Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera speciosa
White Fir (3)
Abies concolor
White Sage (19)
Salvia apiana
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (2)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Currant (2)
Ribes indecorum
White-headed Woodpecker (7)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
White-margin Broomspurge (4)
Euphorbia albomarginata
Wide-throat Yellow Monkeyflower (3)
Diplacus brevipes
Winter Vetch (2)
Vicia villosa
Withered Snapdragon (5)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (7)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Milkweed (7)
Asclepias vestita
Woolly Mountain-parsley (3)
Oreonana vestita
Yellow Pincushion (13)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Whispering-bells (6)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-yarrow (28)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Zebra-tailed Lizard (1)
Callisaurus draconoides
a centipede (2)
Scolopocryptops gracilis
a fungus (1)
Morchella brunnea
a fungus (5)
Montagnea arenaria
a jumping spider (1)
Habronattus hirsutus
blue dicks (15)
Dipterostemon capitatus
dense mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron densum
splendid woodland-gilia (2)
Saltugilia splendens
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

Mojave Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassiziiThreatened
Nevin's Barberry
Berberis neviniiEndangered
Slender-horned Spineflower
Dodecahema leptocerasEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Santa Ana Speckled Dace
Rhinichthys gabrielinoProposed Threatened
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Other Species of Concern (20)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
White-headed Woodpecker
Dryobates albolarvatus gravirostris
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (17)

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
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
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 · 1,317 ha
GNR51.0%
Mojave Desert Mixed Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 538 ha
GNR20.9%
Mojave Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 166 ha
GNR6.4%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 138 ha
GNR5.3%
GNR2.1%
GNR1.7%
Mojave Creosote Desert
Shrub / Shrubland · 42 ha
GNR1.6%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 41 ha
GNR1.6%
Southern California Coast Ranges Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 37 ha
1.4%

Circle Mountain

Circle Mountain Roadless Area

San Bernardino National Forest, California · 6,375 acres