Headwaters Sunlight Creek

Shoshone National Forest · Wyoming · 6,016 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (49)

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

(1)
Campanula petiolata
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Anderson's Aster (1)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Brook Trout (2)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bear (1)
Ursus arctos
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Drummond's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus drummondii
Dusky Grouse (2)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Giant Western Puffball (1)
Calvatia booniana
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Leafy Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Moose (2)
Alces alces
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium umbellatum
North American Porcupine (1)
Erethizon dorsatum
North American Red Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Raspberry (1)
Rubus idaeus
Red-pod Stonecrop (3)
Rhodiola rhodantha
Richardson's Geranium (2)
Geranium richardsonii
River Beauty (1)
Chamaenerion latifolium
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rough-fruit Mandarin (1)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Streambank Saxifrage (2)
Micranthes odontoloma
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Utah Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera utahensis
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Yellow Columbine (1)
Aquilegia flavescens
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 (7)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
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.

Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 498 ha
20.4%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 453 ha
GNR18.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 406 ha
GNR16.7%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 318 ha
13.1%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 264 ha
GNR10.8%
GNR5.0%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 87 ha
GNR3.6%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Dwarf-Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 72 ha
GNR3.0%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Rocky Terrain
Herb / Grassland · 45 ha
GNR1.8%
GNR1.3%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 27 ha
GNR1.1%
G30.1%
G30.1%

Headwaters Sunlight Creek

Headwaters Sunlight Creek Roadless Area

Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming · 6,016 acres