Crater Mountain

Helena National Forest · Montana · 9,265 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (12)

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

American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (2)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Mountain Douglasia (1)
Androsace montana
Mountain Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium montanum
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Sticky Geranium (2)
Geranium viscosissimum
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Western Turkeybeard (2)
Xerophyllum tenax
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (8)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (7)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,105 ha
GNR56.1%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 621 ha
GNR16.6%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 606 ha
GNR16.2%
GNR3.2%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 111 ha
GNR3.0%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 94 ha
GNR2.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 4 ha
G30.1%

Crater Mountain

Crater Mountain Roadless Area

Helena National Forest, Montana · 9,265 acres