Hilgard Mountain

Fishlake National Forest · Utah · 28,389 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (146)

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

Last Chance Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia apricaThreatened
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Robin (3)
Turdus migratorius
American White Pelican (6)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon ophianthus
Beaked Sedge (1)
Carex utriculata
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Black-chinned Hummingbird (1)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-crowned Night Heron (2)
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Grosbeak (3)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Stickseed (1)
Hackelia micrantha
Boreal Chorus Frog (1)
Pseudacris maculata
Boreal Locoweed (9)
Oxytropis borealis
Boreal Sweet-vetch (3)
Hedysarum boreale
Bristly Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya setosissima
Brittle Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia fragilis
Brook Trout (2)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Chipping Sparrow (2)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Grebe (1)
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clustered Leatherflower (1)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Comb-like Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Common Dandelion (3)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Mullein (3)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Sagebrush Lizard (2)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Dense-flower Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium densiflorum
Desert Mountain Phlox (3)
Phlox austromontana
Desert paintbrush (1)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (1)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drummond's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusty Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon comarrhenus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Early Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla concinna
Eaton's Firecracker (2)
Penstemon eatonii
Engelmann Spruce (4)
Picea engelmannii
Explorers' Gentian (1)
Gentiana calycosa
Fireweed (2)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-crown Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum deflexum
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Western Puffball (1)
Calvatia booniana
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (11)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (3)
Pituophis catenifer
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Ground Juniper (5)
Juniperus communis
Hairy Woodpecker (2)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hemlock Water-parsnip (1)
Sium suave
Hoary Pincushion (2)
Chaenactis douglasii
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
King's Clover (1)
Trifolium kingii
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Longleaf Phlox (6)
Phlox longifolia
Lovely Vallonia Snail (1)
Vallonia pulchella
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Golden-banner (2)
Thermopsis montana
Mountain Wildmint (1)
Monardella odoratissima
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Northern Yellow Warbler (1)
Setophaga aestiva
Nuttall's Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria parvifolia
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Parry's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis parryi
Parry's Northern Harebell (2)
Campanula parryi
Pennsylvania Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla pensylvanica
Pine Siskin (2)
Spinus pinus
Pineywoods Geranium (1)
Geranium caespitosum
Pinnate Tansy-mustard (1)
Descurainia pinnata
Pinyon Jay (1)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Lupine (1)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie Sagebrush (4)
Artemisia frigida
Purple Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus agrestis
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (10)
Populus tremuloides
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron aphanactis
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (3)
Geranium richardsonii
Ring-billed Gull (1)
Larus delawarensis
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Running Fleabane (1)
Erigeron flagellaris
Rydberg's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rydbergii
Rydberg's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus perianusDL
Sandhill Crane (2)
Antigone canadensis
Scarlet Skyrocket (6)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Short-flower Suncup (1)
Taraxia breviflora
Showy Green-gentian (6)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Milkweed (1)
Asclepias speciosa
Silky Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia sericea
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (43)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (3)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Slimy Gomphidius (1)
Gomphidius glutinosus
Spanish Bayonet (1)
Yucca harrimaniae
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Water-hemlock (1)
Cicuta maculata
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Subalpine Fir (4)
Abies lasiocarpa
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis elegans
Thorny Wire-lettuce (1)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Tiger Muskellunge (2)
Esox masquinongy × lucius
Tranquil Goldenweed (1)
Pyrrocoma clementis
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (1)
Pinus edulis
Uinta Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias umbrinus
Uinta Ground Squirrel (2)
Urocitellus armatus
Utah Serviceberry (3)
Amelanchier utahensis
Utah Sucker (3)
Catostomus ardens
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Pooecetes gramineus
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Wax Currant (5)
Ribes cereum
Western Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Tiger Salamander (1)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Winged Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum alatum
Winged Floater (1)
Anodonta nuttalliana
Woods' Rose (2)
Rosa woodsii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Owl's-clover (3)
Orthocarpus luteus
Yellow Perch (1)
Perca flavescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Boletus barrowsii
common water-crowfoot (1)
Ranunculus aquatilis
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.

Last Chance Townsend-daisy
Townsendia apricaThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Utah Prairie Dog
Cynomys parvidensThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (13)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (12)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (16)

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

GNR25.2%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,034 ha
GNR17.7%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 1,828 ha
G415.9%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 1,447 ha
GNR12.6%
Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,247 ha
GNR10.9%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 652 ha
GNR5.7%
GNR1.3%
GNR1.2%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 76 ha
GNR0.7%
GNR0.6%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 60 ha
GNR0.5%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 56 ha
0.5%
G30.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.0%
G30.0%

Hilgard Mountain

Hilgard Mountain Roadless Area

Fishlake National Forest, Utah · 28,389 acres