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Elk Mountain

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 8,732 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)

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Observed Species (5)

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

Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata

Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris

Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum heracleoides

Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides

Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis tenuituba

Federally Listed Species (5)

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.

Bruneau Hot Springsnail
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensisEndangered

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened

Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus

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 · 1,684 ha

GNR47.7%

Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest

Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 500 ha