Copper Mtns.

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 31,945 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (155)

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

Whitebark Pine (2)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(2)
Heterotheca cinerascens
(1)
Bolbitius
(1)
Leratiomyces cucullatus
(1)
Deconica caespitosa
Alfalfa (2)
Medicago sativa
American Beaver (4)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (3)
Bistorta bistortoides
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-chinned Hummingbird (1)
Archilochus alexandri
Blue Mountain Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum strictum
Blue-joint Reedgrass (1)
Calamagrostis canadensis
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Bog Buckbean (6)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Branching Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia ramosissima
Bull Elephant's-head (5)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Bull Trout (1)
Salvelinus confluentus
Californian False Hellebore (9)
Veratrum californicum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Chukar (1)
Alectoris chukar
Columbian Monkshood (6)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Poorwill (1)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (6)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja viscidula
Dark Goosefoot (1)
Chenopodium atrovirens
Domestic Sheep (1)
Ovis aries
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Duckweeds (1)
Lemna
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium multifidum
Few-flower Shootingstar (2)
Primula pauciflora
Fireweed (5)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fowl Mannagrass (1)
Glyceria striata
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (2)
Parnassia fimbriata
Fuller's Teasel (1)
Dipsacus fullonum
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis
Great Basin Wildrye (1)
Leymus cinereus
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (7)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Sage-Grouse (2)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green-tongue Liverwort (1)
Marchantia polymorpha
Hairy Valerian (1)
Valeriana edulis
Heartleaf Bittercress (1)
Cardamine cordifolia
Hoary Sedge (1)
Carex canescens
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Horse (1)
Equus caballus
Jointed-spike Sedge (1)
Carex athrostachya
King Bolete (2)
Boletus edulis
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Leafy-bracted Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum foliaceum
Lewis' Monkeyflower (12)
Erythranthe lewisii
Long-eared Owl (1)
Asio otus
Long-spur Lupine (1)
Lupinus arbustus
Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia
Lowly Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon humilis
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Meadow Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria arcuata
Moose (1)
Alces alces
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (1)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Wildmint (1)
Monardella odoratissima
Mud Sedge (1)
Carex limosa
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe moschata
Narrowleaf Collomia (3)
Collomia linearis
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (2)
Agastache urticifolia
North American Racer (1)
Coluber constrictor
Northern Black Currant (1)
Ribes hudsonianum
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Mule's-ears (7)
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Northern Yellow Warbler (1)
Setophaga aestiva
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia rediviva
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Peregrine Thistle (1)
Cirsium cymosum
Pine Violet (4)
Viola purpurea
Pronghorn (2)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (5)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (3)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (3)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruffed Grouse (1)
Bonasa umbellus
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Shaggy Peatmoss (1)
Sphagnum squarrosum
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria discoidea
Sheep Sorrel (1)
Rumex acetosella
Showy Green-gentian (3)
Frasera speciosa
Silky Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia sericea
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Slender Hairgrass (1)
Deschampsia elongata
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (5)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small-fruit Bulrush (4)
Scirpus microcarpus
Speckled Alder (1)
Alnus incana
Starflower Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum stellatum
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (2)
Stenotus acaulis
Streambank Globemallow (2)
Iliamna rivularis
Subalpine Fir (8)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Fleabane (1)
Erigeron glacialis
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall Clustered Thread Moss (1)
Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum
Tall Groundsel (2)
Senecio serra
Tall White Bog Orchid (10)
Platanthera dilatata
Taper-tip Onion (1)
Allium acuminatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Tinker's-penny (1)
Hypericum anagalloides
Tiny-flower Phacelia (1)
Phacelia minutissima
Tobacco Ceanothus (3)
Ceanothus velutinus
Toothed Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola dentata
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Upland Larkspur (2)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Weak-stem Stonecrop (2)
Sedum debile
West Coast Goldenrod (1)
Solidago elongata
Western Columbine (4)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Coneflower (2)
Rudbeckia occidentalis
Western Peony (2)
Paeonia brownii
White Pine Blister Rust (1)
Cronartium ribicola
White-head Mule's-ears (8)
Wyethia helianthoides
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
Wicker-stem Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum vimineum
Woodrush Sedge (1)
Carex luzulina
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Yakima Bird's-beak (4)
Cordylanthus capitatus
Yellow Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja flava
Yellow Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow Navarretia (2)
Navarretia breweri
a fungus (1)
Puccinia balsamorhizae
alpine waterleaf (4)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
watermelon snow (1)
Chlamydomonas nivalis
Federally Listed Species (5)

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.

Bruneau Hot Springsnail
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensisEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (3)

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

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (3)

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.

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Vegetation (21)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 6,744 ha
GNR52.2%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 1,131 ha
G28.7%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 887 ha
GNR6.9%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 643 ha
G45.0%
GNR4.1%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 516 ha
GNR4.0%
GNR3.7%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 346 ha
GNR2.7%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 272 ha
GNR2.1%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 271 ha
GNR2.1%
GNR1.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 125 ha
G31.0%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 115 ha
GNR0.9%
Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 104 ha
GNR0.8%
GNR0.5%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 56 ha
G30.4%
G30.3%
G30.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 10 ha
G20.1%

Copper Mtns.

Copper Mtns. Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 31,945 acres