Elk Mountain

Gila National Forest · New Mexico · 6,550 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (59)

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

Narrow-headed Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis rufipunctatusThreatened
Abert's Sanvitalia (2)
Sanvitalia abertii
American Beaver (2)
Castor canadensis
Arizona Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus arizonicus
Arizona Three-awn Grass (1)
Aristida arizonica
Arizona Toad (1)
Anaxyrus microscaphusUR
Arizona Treefrog (1)
Dryophytes wrightorum
Awned Flatsedge (1)
Cyperus squarrosus
Bearded Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla crinita
Big Bluestem (1)
Andropogon gerardi
Black-necked Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Broom Snakeweed (1)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Comb-like Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Crested Anoda (1)
Anoda cristata
Crevice Spiny Lizard (1)
Sceloporus poinsettii
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Fetid Dogweed (1)
Dyssodia papposa
Fine-leaf Heterospema (1)
Heterosperma pinnatum
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Ground-cover Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus humistratus
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (2)
Cynomys gunnisoni
Hawkweed Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum hieraciifolium
James' Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum jamesii
Juniper Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea digitata
Lanceleaf Sage (1)
Salvia reflexa
Least Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia minutissima
Livemore Fiddleleaf (1)
Nama dichotoma
Many-flower Threadleaf (1)
Picradeniopsis multiflora
Many-flowered Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Mexican Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus mexicanus
Mogollon Vole (1)
Microtus mogollonensis
Montezuma Quail (1)
Cyrtonyx montezumae
Munro's Grass (1)
Munroa squarrosa
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Pineland Horseweed (1)
Laennecia schiedeana
Pineywoods Geranium (2)
Geranium caespitosum
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Bitterweed (1)
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Rocky Mountain Zinnia (1)
Zinnia grandiflora
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Six-weeks Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea polygonoides
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (1)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Southwest Cosmos (2)
Cosmos parviflorus
Southwest Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone pleiacantha
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Torrey's Crag-lily (1)
Echeandia flavescens
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Upright Blue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virgatus
Upright Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida columnifera
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja integra
Wright's Bluet (1)
Houstonia wrightii
Wright's Dogweed (3)
Adenophyllum wrightii
a fungus (1)
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Loach Minnow
Tiaroga cobitisEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Spikedace
Meda fulgidaEndangered
Gila Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Gila Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (4)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Vegetation (13)

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

Southern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,281 ha
GNR48.3%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 323 ha
GNR12.2%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 230 ha
G38.7%
Sky Island High Mountain Conifer-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 124 ha
GNR4.7%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 110 ha
GNR4.2%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 109 ha
GNR4.1%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 104 ha
GNR3.9%
G43.9%
Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 78 ha
GNR3.0%
GNR2.0%
Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 50 ha
GNR1.9%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 34 ha
GNR1.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 3 ha
G30.1%

Elk Mountain

Elk Mountain Roadless Area

Gila National Forest, New Mexico · 6,550 acres