Gotchen Creek

Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington · 7,518 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (206)

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

Whitebark Pine (12)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Chromosera loreleiae
(1)
Abies grandis × concolor
(1)
Novalena
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (1)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Smelowskia (1)
Smelowskia americana
Alpine Smelowskia (3)
Smelowskia ovalis
Alpine Willowherb (1)
Epilobium anagallidifolium
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum viride
American Pika (3)
Ochotona princeps
American Saw-wort (3)
Saussurea americana
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis
Bear's Head (1)
Hericium abietis
Bitter Cherry (3)
Prunus emarginata
Black Alpine Sedge (1)
Carex nigricans
Black-backed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides arcticus
Bloomer's Goldenweed (13)
Ericameria bloomeri
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Bracken Fern (2)
Pteridium aquilinum
Broadleaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon ovatus
Broadleaf Lupine (2)
Lupinus latifolius
Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen (1)
Vulpicida canadensis
Bull Elephant's-head (2)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
California Polemonium (16)
Polemonium californicum
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
Cascade Aster (4)
Doellingeria ledophylla
Cascade Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon serrulatus
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (4)
Callospermophilus saturatus
Cascade Rockbrake (2)
Cryptogramma cascadensis
Cascade Rockcress (1)
Arabis furcata
Cascades Frog (1)
Rana cascadae
Charcoal Cup (1)
Peziza echinospora
Clasping Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Coast Range Lomatium (5)
Lomatium martindalei
Columbian Lily (1)
Lilium columbianum
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nighthawk (1)
Chordeiles minor
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (9)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Dark Fieldcap (1)
Cyclocybe erebia
Davis' knotweed (9)
Koenigia davisiae
Diffuse Groundsmoke (1)
Gayophytum diffusum
Double Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera conjugialis
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dwarf Hulsea (5)
Hulsea nana
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Elegant Polemonium (5)
Polemonium elegans
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Explorers' Gentian (14)
Gentiana calycosa
Fairy Slipper (2)
Calypso bulbosa
February Daphne (1)
Daphne mezereum
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium dissectum
Fescue Sandwort (2)
Eremogone capillaris
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Field Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium campestre
Fireweed (13)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fox Sparrow (1)
Passerella iliaca
Garden Cornflower (1)
Centaurea cyanus
Giant Pine Spike (1)
Chroogomphus pseudovinicolor
Glacier Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium montanum
Glaucous Beardtongue (38)
Penstemon euglaucus
Golden-gilled Gymnopilus (1)
Gymnopilus luteofolius
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Gray's Lovage (2)
Ligusticum grayi
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja miniata
Green-tongue Liverwort (1)
Marchantia polymorpha
Greene's Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria greenei
Ground Juniper (3)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy Arnica (2)
Arnica mollis
Hairy Curtain Crust (1)
Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Willowherb (1)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry (1)
Rubus lasiococcus
Hammond's Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax hammondii
Hare Figwort (1)
Scrophularia lanceolata
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (7)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Kneeling Angelica (2)
Angelica genuflexa
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-flower False Dandelion (1)
Agoseris grandiflora
Leafy Lousewort (8)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lewis' Monkeyflower (16)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lodgepole Pine (4)
Pinus contorta
Lyall's Angelica (2)
Angelica arguta
Marsh Valerian (1)
Valeriana sitchensis
Menzies' Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila menziesii
Mertens' Sedge (1)
Carex mertensii
Milky Kelloggia (1)
Kelloggia galioides
Mountain Arnica (6)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Hemlock (7)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (26)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Mule Deer (7)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe moschata
Narrowleaf Bur-reed (1)
Sparganium angustifolium
Noble Fir (1)
Abies procera
Northern Alligator Lizard (2)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Red Belt (1)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Olympic Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe caespitosa
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (5)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon anemone (1)
Anemonoides oregana
Oval-leaf Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium ovalifolium
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Pearly Everlasting (13)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Phantom Orchid (2)
Cephalanthera austiniae
Pinemat Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Mountain-heath (6)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Prairie Lupine (8)
Lupinus lepidus
Primrose Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Finch (1)
Haemorhous purpureus
Pyramidal Spirea (1)
Spiraea × pyramidata
Pyrola-leaf Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum pyrolifolium
Quaking Aspen (3)
Populus tremuloides
Queen Bolete (1)
Boletus regineus
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red-stem Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rubra
Rocky Mountain Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria media
Rose Meadowsweet (4)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rough Harebell (1)
Campanula scabrella
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Scarlet Skyrocket (10)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scouler's Bellflower (1)
Campanula scouleri
Scouler's Hawkweed (2)
Hieracium scouleri
Segmented Luetkea (7)
Luetkea pectinata
Showy Fleabane (4)
Erigeron speciosus
Shrubby Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon fruticosus
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Single-flowered Clintonia (1)
Clintonia uniflora
Sitka Mountain-ash (2)
Sorbus sitchensis
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (1)
Araniella displicata
Slender Bog Orchid (3)
Platanthera stricta
Slender Leopardbane (1)
Arnica gracilis
Slim Anise Mushroom (1)
Clitocybe fragrans
Small-flower Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (8)
Castilleja parviflora
Small-flower Woodrush (1)
Luzula parviflora
Soft-haired Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos mollis
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (17)
Phlox diffusa
Square-twigged Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky Gooseberry (8)
Ribes viscosissimum
Subalpine Fir (5)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Fleabane (3)
Erigeron glacialis
Subalpine Mariposa Lily (40)
Calochortus subalpinus
Subserrate Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon subserratus
Suksdorf's Campion (1)
Silene suksdorfii
Suksdorf's Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja suksdorfii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (13)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Tinker's-penny (1)
Hypericum anagalloides
Tobacco Ceanothus (3)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tolmie's Saxifrage (8)
Micranthes tolmiei
Tomentose Suillus (1)
Suillus tomentosus
Towering Lousewort (3)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Turpentine Wavewing (3)
Cymopterus terebinthinus
Twinflower (3)
Linnaea borealis
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Vanilla-leaf (1)
Achlys triphylla
Vasey's Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia intermedia
Veiled Polypore (3)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Vine Maple (2)
Acer circinatum
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wall-lettuce (1)
Mycelis muralis
Watson's Gooseberry (2)
Ribes watsonianum
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Bell-heather (5)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Columbine (10)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Dwarf Dogwood (1)
Cornus unalaschkensis
Western Larch (2)
Larix occidentalis
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (4)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (21)
Xerophyllum tenax
White-flower Hawkweed (4)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-margined Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria lanata
White-stem Raspberry (2)
Rubus leucodermis
White-veined Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola picta
Williamson's Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Woodland Beardtongue (4)
Nothochelone nemorosa
Yellow Earth Tongue (1)
Spathularia flavida
Yellow Mountain-heath (5)
Phyllodoce glanduliflora
Yellow Willowherb (2)
Epilobium luteum
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias amoenus
Zebra Jumper (1)
Salticus scenicus
a fungus (2)
Tricholoma murrillianum
a fungus (1)
Morchella tridentina
a fungus (2)
Hygrophorus speciosus
a fungus (1)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Maublancomyces montanus
a fungus (1)
Melanoleuca angelesiana
a fungus (1)
Morchella septimelata
insect-egg slime (1)
Leocarpus fragilis
watermelon snow (2)
Chlamydomonas nivalis
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

Mount Rainier White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura rainierensisThreatened
Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Oregon Spotted Frog
Rana pretiosaThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
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 (10)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (13)

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

Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 651 ha
GNR21.4%
GNR20.0%
Pacific Northwest Alpine Dry Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 462 ha
GNR15.2%
Southern Vancouverian Lowland Ruderal Grassland
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 447 ha
14.7%
GNR8.4%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Cliff and Talus
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 185 ha
GNR6.1%
GNR2.5%
Pacific Northwest Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 63 ha
GNR2.1%
GNR2.1%
GNR1.8%
Pacific Northwest Wooded Lava Flow
Tree / Conifer · 43 ha
GNR1.4%
GNR1.0%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 8 ha
G20.3%

Gotchen Creek

Gotchen Creek Roadless Area

Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington · 7,518 acres