Gold Hill West #176

Kootenai National Forest · Montana · 15,079 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (51)

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

American False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum viride
American Rockbrake (2)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Baker's Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus apiculatus
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Clasping Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Columbia Spotted Frog (1)
Rana luteiventris
Common Shepherd's Purse (1)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Viper's-bugloss (1)
Echium vulgare
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Douglas' Wood Beauty (1)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Grand Fir (2)
Abies grandis
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Lace Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Leafy Dwarf Knotweed (1)
Polygonum minimum
Littleleaf Miner's-lettuce (1)
Montia parvifolia
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Maryland Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula marilandica
Mertens' Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Moose (3)
Alces alces
Mountain Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium montanum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Northern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Parry's Rush (1)
Juncus parryi
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Poker Alumroot (1)
Heuchera cylindrica
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (2)
Loxia curvirostra
Rosy Larch Bolete (1)
Suillus ochraceoroseus
Sandberg's Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium sandbergii
Snowshoe Hare (1)
Lepus americanus
Spruce Grouse (1)
Canachites canadensis
Square-twigged Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Sticky Gooseberry (1)
Ribes viscosissimum
Streambank Globemallow (1)
Iliamna rivularis
Sutherland's Larkspur (1)
Delphinium sutherlandii
Twinflower (1)
Linnaea borealis
Western Hemlock (1)
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Red-cedar (1)
Thuja plicata
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Turkeybeard (2)
Xerophyllum tenax
White-grained Mountain-ricegrass (1)
Oryzopsis asperifolia
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
Woodland Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus uncinatus
Yellow Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon confertus
Yellow Clover (1)
Trifolium aureum
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.

Spalding's Campion
Silene spaldingiiThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
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
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (5)

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
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (5)

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
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (7)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,822 ha
GNR29.9%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,657 ha
GNR27.1%
GNR17.9%
GNR7.1%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 418 ha
GNR6.9%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 324 ha
GNR5.3%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 213 ha
GNR3.5%

Gold Hill West #176

Gold Hill West #176 Roadless Area

Kootenai National Forest, Montana · 15,079 acres