Deer Mountain

Mendocino National Forest · California · 11,716 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (64)

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

Adobe Lily (1)
Fritillaria pluriflora
Bell's Sparrow (1)
Artemisiospiza belli
Big Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (2)
Pellaea mucronata
Blue Field Gilia (1)
Gilia capitata
Bolander's Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus bolanderi
Brewer's Rockcress (1)
Boechera breweri
California Bay (2)
Umbellularia californica
California Buckeye (1)
Aesculus californica
California Coffeeberry (1)
Frangula californica
California Fawnlily (5)
Erythronium californicum
California Figwort (1)
Scrophularia californica
California Foothill Pine (1)
Pinus sabiniana
California Kingsnake (1)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia glabra
California Scurfpea (1)
Pediomelum californicum
California Thrasher (2)
Toxostoma redivivum
California Yerba Santa (2)
Eriodictyon californicum
Coffee Fern (1)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (3)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Coville's Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris covillei
Deerbrush (2)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Dimorphic Snapdragon (1)
Sairocarpus subcordatus
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Fall Thistle (1)
Cirsium occidentale
Foot-hill Trefoil (1)
Acmispon brachycarpus
Goldback Fern (1)
Pentagramma triangularis
Hooked Groundstar (1)
Ancistrocarphus filagineus
Indian Warrior (6)
Pedicularis densiflora
Kellogg's Monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus kelloggii
Leather Oak (3)
Quercus durata
Lovely Clarkia (3)
Clarkia concinna
Low Hop Clover (1)
Trifolium campestre
Many-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum dasyanthemum
Mexican Catchfly (2)
Silene laciniata
Mountain Nemacladus (1)
Nemacladus montanus
Mountain Quail (1)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Munite Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone munita
Ojai Fritillary (1)
Fritillaria affinis
Pacific Stonecrop (1)
Sedum spathulifolium
Peregrine Thistle (1)
Cirsium cymosum
Red Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nudicaule
Redwood Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella corymbosa
San Francisco Broomrape (1)
Aphyllon franciscanum
Scythe-leaf Onion (1)
Allium falcifolium
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Serpentine Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia exigua
Sierra Gooseberry (1)
Ribes roezlii
Silver-crown (2)
Cacaliopsis nardosmia
Sonoran Desert Centipede (1)
Scolopendra polymorpha
Spotted Owl (1)
Strix occidentalis
Streambank Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia parviflora
Tolmie's Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus tolmiei
Toyon (2)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Twining Snakelily (1)
Dichelostemma volubile
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Rattlesnake (3)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Redbud (3)
Cercis occidentalis
Whiteleaf Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos viscida
Woolly Desert-dandelion (1)
Malacothrix floccifera
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja foliolosa
Federally Listed Species (7)

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.

Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp
Lepidurus packardiEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Other Species of Concern (17)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
White-headed Woodpecker
Dryobates albolarvatus gravirostris
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (13)

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
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (9)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,762 ha
GNR79.4%
California Dry Serpentine Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 229 ha
GNR4.8%
GNR4.4%
GNR1.5%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 67 ha
1.4%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 42 ha
GNR0.9%
GNR0.9%
California Mixed Evergreen Forest
Tree / Conifer · 39 ha
GNR0.8%

Deer Mountain

Deer Mountain Roadless Area

Mendocino National Forest, California · 11,716 acres