Cow Creek Mountain

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Wyoming · 8,276 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (40)

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

(1)
Campanula petiolata
Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (2)
Petasites frigidus
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Branched Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla effusa
Britton's Skullcap (1)
Scutellaria brittonii
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fendler's Ragwort (1)
Packera fendleri
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Floriferous Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe floribunda
Great Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia aristata
Ground Juniper (2)
Juniperus communis
Hood's Sedge (1)
Carex hoodii
Laramie Columbine (3)
Aquilegia laramiensis
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Ninebark (1)
Physocarpus monogynus
Northern Spleenwort (2)
Asplenium septentrionale
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Purple Avens (1)
Geum rivale
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (1)
Woodsia scopulina
Short's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus shortianus
Short-stem Onion (1)
Allium brevistylum
Slender Wild Parsley (2)
Musineon tenuifolium
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Suksdorf's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe suksdorfii
Ternate Biscuitroot (1)
Lomatium triternatum
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Cliff Fern (1)
Woodsia oregana
Western Melicgrass (1)
Melica bulbosa
Western Sedge (1)
Carex occidentalis
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Federally Listed Species (8)

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.

Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albusEndangered
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
Zapus hudsonius prebleiThreatened
Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid
Platanthera praeclaraThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodusE, T
Regal Fritillary
Argynnis idalia occidentalisProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Whooping Crane
Grus americanaE, XN
Other Species of Concern (3)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Vegetation (12)

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

GNR21.3%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 697 ha
GNR20.8%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 665 ha
GNR19.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 532 ha
GNR15.9%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 348 ha
GNR10.4%
GNR4.0%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 87 ha
GNR2.6%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 41 ha
GNR1.2%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 16 ha
G30.5%
G30.4%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 11 ha
G20.3%
G30.2%

Cow Creek Mountain

Cow Creek Mountain Roadless Area

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Wyoming · 8,276 acres