Deep Wells

Inyo National Forest · California · 7,681 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (47)

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

Owens Pupfish (1)
Cyprinodon radiosusEndangered
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (6)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Big Greasewood (1)
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Case's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus casei
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Flesh-colored Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis xantiana
Four-part Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia tetrameres
Four-wing Saltbush (3)
Atriplex canescens
Giant Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Golf-ball Spring-parsley (1)
Cymopterus globosus
Granite Prickly-phlox (1)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax wrightii
Great Basin Spadefoot (1)
Spea intermontana
Hairy Wild Cabbage (1)
Caulanthus pilosus
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
King's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia kingii
Littleleaf Horsebrush (2)
Tetradymia glabrata
Many-flowered Thelypody (1)
Thelypodium milleflorum
Money Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nummulare
Needle-and-Thread (2)
Hesperostipa comata
Nevada Mormon-tea (3)
Ephedra nevadensis
Orange Rock-posy Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca
Panhandle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia polyacantha
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Rosette Tiquilia (2)
Tiquilia nuttallii
Rough-seed Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya flavoculata
Scalebud (1)
Anisocoma acaulis
Short-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum brachyanthum
Single-leaf Pine (1)
Pinus monophylla
Spiny Hop-sage (1)
Grayia spinosa
Spiny Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spurry Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum spergulinum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Transmontane Sand-verbena (7)
Abronia turbinata
Two-color Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia bicolor
Utah Juniper (1)
Juniperus osteosperma
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
White-headed Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
Wilcox's Eriastrum (1)
Eriastrum wilcoxii
Winter-fat (1)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Federally Listed Species (3)

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.

Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (9)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
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.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (6)

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

Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,239 ha
G339.8%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 725 ha
GNR23.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 612 ha
GNR19.7%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 456 ha
GNR14.7%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 35 ha
GNR1.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.1%

Deep Wells

Deep Wells Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 7,681 acres