Crane Mtn.

Modoc National Forest · California · 1,269 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (99)

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

African Sage (2)
Salvia aethiopis
Alfalfa (2)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Bog Laurel (1)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Shootingstar (2)
Primula tetrandra
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Goshawk (1)
Astur atricapillus
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
American Trailplant (3)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (2)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (4)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bitter Cherry (1)
Prunus emarginata
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
Californian False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Columbian Monkshood (2)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Dyer's Woad (1)
Isatis tinctoria
Entireleaf Ragwort (1)
Senecio integerrimus
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fireweed (8)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Garden Cornflower (1)
Centaurea cyanus
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Green-band Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus macrocarpus
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia cana
Incense Cedar (3)
Calocedrus decurrens
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lewis' Monkeyflower (9)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Osprey (3)
Pandion haliaetus
Oxeye Daisy (1)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Treefrog (6)
Pseudacris regilla
Perennial Twistflower (1)
Streptanthus cordatus
Philadelphia Fleabane (1)
Erigeron philadelphicus
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (2)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red-breasted Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Rosy Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus bracteosus
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Self-heal (3)
Prunella vulgaris
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Slender Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera stricta
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (3)
Caltha leptosepala
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Spotted Knapweed (2)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Sandpiper (4)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (1)
Phlox diffusa
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Gooseberry (4)
Ribes viscosissimum
Subalpine Fleabane (1)
Erigeron glacialis
Swamp Whiteheads (3)
Angelica capitellata
Tailed Kittentails (1)
Veronica missurica
Tassel Flower (1)
Brickellia grandiflora
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Tobacco Ceanothus (2)
Ceanothus velutinus
Upland Larkspur (2)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Wapatum Arrowhead (1)
Sagittaria cuneata
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja applegatei
Western Columbine (10)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Gray Squirrel (1)
Sciurus griseus
Western Porterella (1)
Porterella carnosula
Western Toad (3)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western White Pine (1)
Pinus monticola
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (4)
Abies concolor
Wolf Lichen (2)
Letharia vulpina
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (4)
Wyethia mollis
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias amoenus
Yosemite Millipede (2)
Californiulus yosemitensis
alpine waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Green's Awnless Orcutt Grass
Tuctoria greeneiEndangered
Slender Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia tenuisThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (24)

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
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger surinamenisis
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (22)

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
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Vegetation (8)

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

California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 102 ha
GNR19.9%
GNR15.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 46 ha
GNR8.9%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Cliff and Talus
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 45 ha
GNR8.8%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 19 ha
GNR3.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 17 ha
G33.2%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 7 ha
G21.4%

Crane Mtn.

Crane Mtn. Roadless Area

Modoc National Forest, California · 1,269 acres