Elephant Buttes

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 6,338 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (12)

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

American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Paiute Sculpin (1)
Cottus beldingii
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (2)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Whitney's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus whitneyi
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Vegetation (13)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,358 ha
GNR53.0%
Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 253 ha
GNR9.9%
GNR9.7%
GNR5.8%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 129 ha
G25.0%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 123 ha
G44.8%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 95 ha
GNR3.7%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 53 ha
GNR2.1%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 35 ha
GNR1.4%
G30.5%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 3 ha
G30.1%
G30.1%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1 ha
G30.1%

Elephant Buttes

Elephant Buttes Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 6,338 acres