Hell Hole

Gila National Forest · New Mexico · 19,553 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (257)

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

(5)
Echinocereus santaritensis
Acorn Woodpecker (2)
Melanerpes formicivorus
Alligator Juniper (22)
Juniperus deppeana
Alpine Cancer-root (1)
Conopholis alpina
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Arizona Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon pinifolius
Arizona Black Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus cerberus
Arizona Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus arizonicus
Arizona Grape (1)
Vitis arizonica
Arizona Gray Squirrel (1)
Sciurus arizonensis
Arizona Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus arizonicus
Arizona Oak (8)
Quercus arizonica
Arizona Rockdaisy (2)
Galinsogeopsis coronopifolia
Arizona Singleleaf Pinyon (1)
Pinus × kohae
Arizona Valerian (1)
Valeriana arizonica
Beaked Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Beard-lip Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon barbatus
Bearded Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla crinita
Bewick's Wren (1)
Thryomanes bewickii
Bigelow's Bristlehead (1)
Carphochaete bigelovii
Birchleaf False Buckthorn (3)
Frangula betulifolia
Black Cherry (1)
Prunus serotina
Black-necked Gartersnake (3)
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Border Pinyon (8)
Pinus discolor
Bracted Bedstraw (2)
Galium microphyllum
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Bridled Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus wollweberi
Broad-flower Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis stevioides
Butterfly Milkweed (2)
Asclepias tuberosa
Cactus-apple (5)
Opuntia engelmannii
Caliche Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea laxa
California Brickell-bush (3)
Brickellia californica
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
Canada Violet (1)
Viola canadensis
Cane Bluestem (1)
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Canyon Live Oak (11)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Treefrog (3)
Dryophytes arenicolor
Catnip Noseburn (1)
Tragia nepetifolia
Chihuahuan Pine (4)
Pinus leiophylla
Chihuahuan Raven (1)
Corvus cryptoleucus
Chipping Sparrow (2)
Spizella passerina
Ciliolate-toothed Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe rubella
Cliff Fendlerbush (1)
Fendlera rupicola
Cockerell's Stonecrop (1)
Sedum cockerellii
Colorado Barberry (1)
Berberis haematocarpa
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus montanus
Common Black Hawk (1)
Buteogallus anthracinus
Common Clammyweed (1)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Purslane (1)
Portulaca oleracea
Common Solomon's-seal (2)
Polygonatum biflorum
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Copper Fern (3)
Bommeria hispida
Copper Mine Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus cobrensis
Coral-bells (1)
Heuchera sanguinea
Cotton-batting Cudweed (1)
Pseudognaphalium stramineum
Coville's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris covillei
Crest-rib Morning-glory (1)
Ipomoea costellata
Crested Anoda (1)
Anoda cristata
Dark-eyed Junco (4)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Desert Broom False Willow (1)
Baccharis sarothroides
Desert Columbine (3)
Aquilegia desertorum
Desert Grassland Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis uniparens
Desert Thimbleweed (1)
Anemone tuberosa
Doubting Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus ambiguus
Douglas' Horse-nettle (1)
Solanum douglasii
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Dwarf False Pennyroyal (1)
Hedeoma nana
Dwarf Milkweed (1)
Asclepias involucrata
Dwarf Stickpea (1)
Calliandra humilis
Eared Phanerophlebia (1)
Phanerophlebia auriculata
Eastern Collared Lizard (1)
Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake (1)
Salvadora grahamiae
Eaton's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris rufa
Emory's Oak (24)
Quercus emoryi
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (5)
Echinocereus engelmannii
False Indigobush (1)
Amorpha fruticosa
Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus fendleri
Fendler's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris fendleri
Fendler's Meadowrue (2)
Thalictrum fendleri
Fendler's Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus fendleri
Fine-leaf Heterospema (1)
Heterosperma pinnatum
Five-bract Fetid-marigold (1)
Pectis filipes
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (8)
Yucca baccata
Four-wing Saltbush (1)
Atriplex canescens
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Gambel Oak (1)
Quercus gambelii
Giant Crab Spider (1)
Olios giganteus
Gila Monster (1)
Heloderma suspectum
Golden Columbine (1)
Aquilegia chrysantha
Golden Corydalis (4)
Corydalis aurea
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Grace's Warbler (1)
Setophaga graciae
Graceful Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris yavapensis
Grassleaf Peavine (1)
Lathyrus graminifolius
Gray Oak (8)
Quercus grisea
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Great Plains Skink (1)
Plestiodon obsoletus
Greater Roadrunner (1)
Geococcyx californianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Hairy-tuft Four o'Clock (1)
Mirabilis comata
Harlequin Spiralseed (1)
Schistophragma intermedium
Hollyleaf Redberry (1)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (4)
Epilobium canum
Hutton's Vireo (2)
Vireo huttoni
Inland Rush (2)
Juncus interior
Ivyleaf Morning-glory (1)
Ipomoea hederacea
James' Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Juniper Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Large-petal Onion (1)
Allium macropetalum
Leafy Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum polycladon
Leafy Horseweed (1)
Laennecia sophiifolia
Lindheimer's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Littleleaf Mock Orange (1)
Philadelphus microphyllus
Lyreleaf Twistflower (1)
Streptanthus carinatus
Maidenhair Spleenwort (2)
Asplenium trichomanes
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Many-flower Standing-cypress (4)
Ipomopsis multiflora
Many-flowered Gromwell (3)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Melcalfe's Bean (1)
Phaseolus maculatus
Mexican Blue Oak (2)
Quercus oblongifolia
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Mexican Jay (2)
Aphelocoma wollweberi
Mexican Manzanita (14)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Mexican Milkweed (5)
Asclepias linaria
Mexican Pinyon (4)
Pinus cembroides
Mexican Skullcap (1)
Scutellaria potosina
Mexican Whip-poor-will (1)
Antrostomus arizonae
Mojave Desert Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Mountain Mock Thelypody (2)
Pennellia micrantha
Mountain Pennycress (2)
Noccaea fendleri
Mountain Spurge (1)
Euphorbia chamaesula
Netleaf Hackberry (1)
Celtis reticulata
Netleaf Oak (3)
Quercus rugosa
New Mexican Yellow Flax (1)
Linum neomexicanum
New Mexico Cliff Fern (2)
Woodsia neomexicana
New Mexico Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia phaeacantha
New Mexico Thistle (3)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Poison-oak (2)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Oblongleaf False Pennyroyal (1)
Hedeoma oblongifolia
Ocotillo (5)
Fouquieria splendens
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
One-seeded Juniper (1)
Juniperus monosperma
Oreganillo (1)
Aloysia wrightii
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Painted Redstart (1)
Myioborus pictus
Palmer's Agave (1)
Agave palmeri
Parry's Agave (21)
Agave parryi
Perennial Ragweed (2)
Ambrosia psilostachya
Pine Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia indivisa
Pinecone Amanita (1)
Amanita magniverrucata
Pineforest Prairie-clover (2)
Dalea urceolata
Pineland Figwort (2)
Scrophularia parviflora
Pinewoods Spiderwort (2)
Tradescantia pinetorum
Pineywoods Geranium (7)
Geranium caespitosum
Pinyon Evening Primrose (1)
Oenothera podocarpa
Plains Blackfoot (1)
Melampodium leucanthum
Plains Lemmon Beebalm (2)
Monarda pectinata
Plummer Woodsia (1)
Woodsia plummerae
Purple-stem Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (3)
Populus tremuloides
Red Owl's-clover (1)
Castilleja exserta
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Fameflower (1)
Phemeranthus confertiflorus
Rocky-scree False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca fulcrata
Rough Bentgrass (1)
Agrostis scabra
Sacahuista Bear-grass (14)
Nolina microcarpa
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Santa Rita Mountains Thorough-wort (2)
Ageratina paupercula
Saw-tooth Sage (1)
Salvia subincisa
Sawatch Knotweed (1)
Polygonum sawatchense
Scarlet Skyrocket (3)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Shrub Live Oak (4)
Quercus turbinella
Siberian Elm (1)
Ulmus pumila
Sideoats Grama (1)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Silver-leaf Oak (3)
Quercus hypoleucoides
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Sleepy Catchfly (1)
Silene antirrhina
Slender Cottonweed (1)
Froelichia gracilis
Slender Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracilis
Slim-leaf Drymary (1)
Drymaria molluginea
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (3)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Small-flower Quickweed (1)
Galinsoga parviflora
Sonoran Desert Centipede (1)
Scolopendra polymorpha
Sonoran Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache wrightii
Sonoran Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea filiformis
Southwest Cosmos (2)
Cosmos parviflorus
Southwestern Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Mat Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe parvula
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (114)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spiny Cliffbrake (11)
Pellaea truncata
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Spoonflower (13)
Dasylirion wheeleri
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Fleabane (2)
Erigeron divergens
Spreading Woolstar (1)
Eriastrum diffusum
Star Bedstraw (1)
Galium stellatum
Star Cloakfern (1)
Notholaena standleyi
Striped Whipsnake (2)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sulphur Wart Lichen (1)
Pertusaria flavicunda
Sweet Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis longiflora
Tanner's Dock (1)
Rumex hymenosepalus
Tassel Flower (1)
Brickellia grandiflora
Texas Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus chloranthus
Thurber's Anisacanthus (1)
Anisacanthus thurberi
Thurber's Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla thurberi
Tufted Globe-amaranth (1)
Gomphrena caespitosa
Turkey Vulture (4)
Cathartes aura
Turpentine-bush (3)
Ericameria laricifolia
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (4)
Pinus edulis
Underwood's Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella underwoodii
Upright Prairie Coneflower (3)
Ratibida columnifera
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Variableleaf Bushbean (5)
Macroptilium gibbosifolium
Velvet Mesquite (1)
Neltuma velutina
Virgate Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia heterophylla
Watson's Dutchman's-pipe (1)
Aristolochia watsonii
Wavy Scaly Cloak Fern (1)
Astrolepis sinuata
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Mosquitofish (1)
Gambusia affinis
Western Sedge (1)
Carex occidentalis
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
White Goosefoot (1)
Chenopodium album
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-flower Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea albiflora
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (6)
Castilleja integra
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Windham's Scaly Cloak Fern (2)
Astrolepis windhamii
Wire-stem Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum pharnaceoides
Wooton's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris wootonii
Wright's Bird's-beak (2)
Cordylanthus wrightii
Wright's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wright's Cliffbrake (4)
Pellaea wrightiana
Wright's Goldenrod (1)
Solidago wrightii
Wright's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris wrightii
Wright's Milkpea (2)
Galactia wrightii
Wright's Silktassel (10)
Garrya wrightii
Wright's Trefoil (1)
Acmispon wrightii
Yard Knotweed (1)
Polygonum aviculare
a fungus (1)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (1)
Leptoporus mollis
Federally Listed Species (11)

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.

Brown Gartersnake
Thamnophis eques megalopsThreatened
Loach Minnow
Tiaroga cobitisEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Spikedace
Meda fulgidaEndangered
Gila Chub
Gila intermediaE, PDL
Gila Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Gila Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northern Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis septentrionalisE, XN
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (9)

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

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
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.

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Vegetation (10)

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

Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 4,803 ha
GNR60.7%
Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,023 ha
GNR12.9%
Sky Island Pine-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 760 ha
GNR9.6%
North American Warm Desert Bedrock Cliff and Outcrop
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 435 ha
5.5%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Shrub / Shrubland · 292 ha
GNR3.7%
Sky Island Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 208 ha
GNR2.6%
GNR2.3%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 66 ha
GNR0.8%
Sky Island Juniper Savanna
Tree / Conifer · 45 ha
GNR0.6%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1 ha
G30.0%

Hell Hole

Hell Hole Roadless Area

Gila National Forest, New Mexico · 19,553 acres