Devils Tower

Helena National Forest · Montana · 7,144 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (64)

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

American Purple Vetch (2)
Vicia americana
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Burbot (1)
Lota lota
Canada Mint (1)
Mentha canadensis
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (1)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cock's-comb Cat's-eye (2)
Oreocarya glomerata
Common Clammyweed (1)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Loon (1)
Gavia immer
Common Merganser (3)
Mergus merganser
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Muskrat (1)
Ondatra zibethicus
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Curly Pondweed (1)
Potamogeton crispus
Dalmatian Toadflax (3)
Linaria dalmatica
Desert Alyssum (1)
Alyssum desertorum
Elegant Sunburst Lichen (1)
Rusavskia elegans
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Gophersnake (4)
Pituophis catenifer
Iceland Gull (1)
Larus glaucoides
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Linearleaf Phacelia (3)
Phacelia linearis
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Missouri Foxtail Cactus (3)
Escobaria missouriensis
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Mountain Douglasia (1)
Androsace montana
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Narrowleaf Puccoon (1)
Lithospermum incisum
Nodding Thistle (1)
Cirsium undulatum
North American Racer (3)
Coluber constrictor
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
One-flower Kelseya (5)
Kelseya uniflora
Oregon Bitterroot (7)
Lewisia rediviva
Panhandle Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia polyacantha
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Rattlesnake (3)
Crotalus viridis
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Globemallow (6)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Ring-billed Gull (2)
Larus delawarensis
Rocky Mountain Juniper (2)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rose Chamaerhodos (1)
Chamaerhodos erecta
Russian Leafy Spurge (2)
Euphorbia virgata
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Ten-petal Stickleaf (2)
Mentzelia decapetala
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Virile Crayfish (1)
Faxonius virilis
Wild Licorice (1)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Yellow Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
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.

Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albusEndangered
Rufa Red Knot
Calidris canutus rufaThreatened
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
Other Species of Concern (15)

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

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
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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
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
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (9)

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

Northern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,263 ha
GNR43.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 923 ha
GNR31.9%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 108 ha
GNR3.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 104 ha
G33.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 100 ha
GNR3.5%
Northern Great Plains Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 88 ha
GNR3.0%
GNR2.1%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 36 ha
GNR1.2%

Devils Tower

Devils Tower Roadless Area

Helena National Forest, Montana · 7,144 acres