Fishtail Saddleback

Custer National Forest · Montana · 16,359 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (123)

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

(1)
Taphrina confusa
(1)
Vasates oldfieldi
(1)
Eritrichium argenteum
(2)
Phyllocoptes didelphis
(2)
Campanula petiolata
Alpine Bog Laurel (1)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia megarhiza
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (1)
Fulica americana
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pinesap (2)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Redstart (1)
Setophaga ruticilla
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Aspen Roughstem (1)
Leccinum insigne
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa
Brain Mushroom (1)
Gyromitra esculenta
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus platycercus
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Canada Buffaloberry (2)
Shepherdia canadensis
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cat-tonque Liverwort (1)
Conocephalum salebrosum
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Chickpea Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus cicer
Choke Cherry (3)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping Twisted-stalk (2)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Clustered Leatherflower (1)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris
Common Wintergreen (3)
Chimaphila umbellata
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Dame's Rocket (1)
Hesperis matronalis
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Dense Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella densa
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (1)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Field Chickweed (1)
Cerastium arvense
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Fringed Loosestrife (1)
Lysimachia ciliata
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (2)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Gray Catbird (1)
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Blanket-flower (2)
Gaillardia aristata
Greater Bladderwort (1)
Utricularia macrorhiza
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja miniata
Green-flower Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola chlorantha
Greenhead Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (8)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Heartleaf Arnica (2)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Hood's Sedge (1)
Carex hoodii
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (2)
Sedum lanceolatum
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lodgepole Pine (4)
Pinus contorta
Mallow-leaf Ninebark (3)
Physocarpus malvaceus
Marbled Orbweaver (1)
Araneus marmoreus
Missouri Goldenrod (1)
Solidago missouriensis
Moose (2)
Alces alces
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Plum Finger Gall Mite (1)
Eriophyes emarginatae
Purple Clematis (2)
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (2)
Actaea rubra
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red-pod Stonecrop (1)
Rhodiola rhodantha
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Ring-necked Duck (1)
Aythya collaris
Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite (3)
Aceria calaceris
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus scopulorum
Rough-fruit Mandarin (2)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Sandhill Crane (2)
Antigone canadensis
Saskatoon (1)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Shaggy Parasol (1)
Chlorophyllum rhacodes
Sharp-shinned Hawk (2)
Accipiter striatus
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum racemosum
Speckled Alder (1)
Alnus incana
Spotted Coralroot (4)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Knapweed (2)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Birch (1)
Betula occidentalis
Spring Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Sticky Geranium (7)
Geranium viscosissimum
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall White Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera dilatata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (6)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (2)
Rubus parviflorus
Three-stamen Rush (1)
Juncus ensifolius
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Tanager (3)
Piranga ludoviciana
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wild Bergamot (7)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Chives (2)
Allium schoenoprasum
Willow Bead Gall Mite (1)
Aculus tetanothrix
Wood Lily (3)
Lilium philadelphicum
Wood Sage (1)
Salvia nemorosa
Yellow Columbine (2)
Aquilegia flavescens
a fungus (1)
Pleurotus populinus
a fungus (1)
Cronartium harknessii
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 (6)

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

Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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.

Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (10)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,479 ha
GNR37.4%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,652 ha
GNR25.0%
GNR15.8%
GNR5.5%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 299 ha
GNR4.5%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 176 ha
GNR2.7%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 174 ha
2.6%
GNR1.9%
G30.9%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 4 ha
G30.1%

Fishtail Saddleback

Fishtail Saddleback Roadless Area

Custer National Forest, Montana · 16,359 acres