Dark Valley

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 27,481 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (58)

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

Last Chance Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia apricaThreatened
Utah Prairie Dog (2)
Cynomys parvidensThreatened
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Pika (1)
Ochotona princeps
Aquarius Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja aquariensis
Aspen Roughstem (1)
Leccinum insigne
Bicrenate Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla bicrenata
Black Locust (1)
Robinia pseudoacacia
Blue Spruce (1)
Picea pungens
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Boreal Chorus Frog (1)
Pseudacris maculata
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Comb-like Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Mountain Phlox (1)
Phlox austromontana
Diamondleaf Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes rhomboidea
Early Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla concinna
Engelmann Spruce (2)
Picea engelmannii
Fly Amanita (3)
Amanita muscaria
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Great Basin Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera tescamnis
Greater Sage-Grouse (3)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (10)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
House Sparrow (1)
Passer domesticus
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (2)
Sedum lanceolatum
Long-tubed Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera flava
Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Timothy (1)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia lupina
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Parry's Northern Harebell (2)
Campanula parryi
Prairie Lupine (1)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie-smoke (3)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Cymopterus (1)
Vesper purpurascens
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (4)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus scopulorum
Scaly Hedgehog (2)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thorny Wire-lettuce (2)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Western Glass-snail (1)
Vitrina pellucida
Western Tiger Salamander (2)
Ambystoma mavortium
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
Federally Listed Species (6)

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.

Last Chance Townsend-daisy
Townsendia apricaThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Utah Prairie Dog
Cynomys parvidensThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (4)

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

Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (4)

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.

Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (13)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,899 ha
GNR35.1%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 2,203 ha
G419.8%
GNR16.2%
GNR8.2%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 679 ha
GNR6.1%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 322 ha
GNR2.9%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 138 ha
GNR1.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 128 ha
GNR1.2%
GNR0.7%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 81 ha
0.7%
G30.0%
G30.0%

Dark Valley

Dark Valley Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 27,481 acres