Cove Mountain

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 16,632 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (44)

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

Arizona Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis arizonica
Beckwith's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus beckwithii
Bedstraw Milkweed (3)
Asclepias subverticillata
Chambers' Twinpod (1)
Physaria chambersii
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Currantleaf Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
Cutleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum triflorum
Desert Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (1)
Yucca baccata
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus comatus
King's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus calycosus
Long-flower Rabbitbrush (2)
Chrysothamnus depressus
Many-flower Viguiera (1)
Heliomeris multiflora
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Munro's Grass (1)
Munroa squarrosa
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (2)
Mirabilis linearis
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus nuttallii
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Owens Valley Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon confusus
Panhandle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia polyacantha
Purple Cymopterus (1)
Vesper purpurascens
Rock Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Scented Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon palmeri
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Skunkbush (1)
Rhus trilobata
Spinystar (5)
Escobaria vivipara
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Taper-tip Onion (1)
Allium acuminatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Turkey Vulture (2)
Cathartes aura
Utah Serviceberry (2)
Amelanchier utahensis
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-margin Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia albomarginata
Wild Crabapple (2)
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wire-stem Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum pharnaceoides
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
a folding-door spider (1)
Antrodiaetus montanus
Federally Listed Species (4)

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 Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (17)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (6)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 6,092 ha
GNR90.5%
GNR5.3%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 118 ha
GNR1.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 106 ha
G31.6%
G30.0%
G30.0%

Cove Mountain

Cove Mountain Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 16,632 acres