Elkhorn

Helena National Forest · Montana · 75,468 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (138)

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

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Eritrichium argenteum
(5)
Campanula petiolata
American Bistort (2)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Goshawk (1)
Astur atricapillus
American Pasqueflower (2)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Speedwell (5)
Veronica americana
Arctic Grayling (1)
Thymallus arcticus
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (2)
Senecio triangularis
Bearberry (3)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Medic (2)
Medicago lupulina
Black-backed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides arcticus
Black-capped Chickadee (1)
Poecile atricapillus
Bladder Campion (1)
Silene latifolia
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Canadian Gooseberry (1)
Ribes oxyacanthoides
Chipping Sparrow (5)
Spizella passerina
Clustered Leatherflower (2)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbia Spotted Frog (7)
Rana luteiventris
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Wintergreen (3)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (5)
Achillea millefolium
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (3)
Cirsium arvense
Cryptic Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus cryptus
Curve-beak Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis contorta
Cushion Phlox (2)
Phlox pulvinata
Cutleaf Anemone (5)
Anemone multifida
Deptford Pink (1)
Dianthus armeria
Drummond's Thistle (3)
Cirsium scariosum
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Field Pennycress (2)
Thlaspi arvense
Fierce Orbweaver (2)
Araneus saevus
Fireweed (6)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fowl Mannagrass (1)
Glyceria striata
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (2)
Parnassia fimbriata
Fringed Loosestrife (1)
Lysimachia ciliata
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Great Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia aristata
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja miniata
Green-flower Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola chlorantha
Grouseberry (2)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca villosa
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary False Alyssum (1)
Berteroa incana
Hooker's Mountain-avens (1)
Dryas hookeriana
Hooker's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria racemosa
Idaho Fescue (2)
Festuca idahoensis
Johnson's Tufted Jumping Spider (3)
Phidippus johnsoni
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lewis' Mock Orange (1)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Marsh Valerian (1)
Valeriana sitchensis
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Moose (1)
Alces alces
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (4)
Carduus nutans
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
North American Red Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Northern Black Currant (1)
Ribes hudsonianum
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (2)
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Northern Yellow Warbler (4)
Setophaga aestiva
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pine Grosbeak (1)
Pinicola enucleator
Pink Mountain-heath (3)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Prairie Gentian (2)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Elderberry (2)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-osier Dogwood (1)
Cornus sericea
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Richardson's Geranium (3)
Geranium richardsonii
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruffed Grouse (1)
Bonasa umbellus
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Showy Green-gentian (3)
Frasera speciosa
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos albus
Snowshoe Hare (1)
Lepus americanus
Soft Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla pulcherrima
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Speckled Alder (4)
Alnus incana
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Spruce Grouse (4)
Canachites canadensis
Square-twigged Huckleberry (2)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (1)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky Geranium (8)
Geranium viscosissimum
Streambank Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes odontoloma
Subalpine Fir (2)
Abies lasiocarpa
Taper-leaf Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon attenuatus
Ten-petal Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia decapetala
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Timber Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus miser
Tobacco Ceanothus (2)
Ceanothus velutinus
Violet-green Swallow (4)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Western Blue Iris (7)
Iris missouriensis
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Marsh Cudweed (1)
Gnaphalium palustre
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Wood-Pewee (2)
Contopus sordidulus
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (2)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-flower Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium albiflorum
Wild Bergamot (4)
Monarda fistulosa
Willow Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax traillii
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Yellow Missionbells (3)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow-bellied Marmot (2)
Marmota flaviventris
Federally Listed Species (6)

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
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 (14)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
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
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
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
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (14)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 12,711 ha
GNR41.6%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 9,267 ha
GNR30.3%
GNR10.5%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,637 ha
GNR8.6%
GNR3.3%
GNR0.9%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 249 ha
GNR0.8%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 228 ha
GNR0.7%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 200 ha
0.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 144 ha
GNR0.5%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 104 ha
GNR0.3%
GNR0.3%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 90 ha
GNR0.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 32 ha
G30.1%

Elkhorn

Elkhorn Roadless Area

Helena National Forest, Montana · 75,468 acres