Horse Valley

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 13,624 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (18)

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

American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Curly-cup Gumweed (1)
Grindelia squarrosa
Desert Night Lizard (1)
Xantusia vigilis
Great Egret (1)
Ardea alba
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Redhead (1)
Aythya americana
Scarlet Skyrocket (2)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (1)
Pinus edulis
Widtsoe Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum aretioides
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Federally Listed Species (8)

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.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Utah Prairie Dog
Cynomys parvidensThreatened
Autumn Buttercup
Ranunculus aestivalis (=acriformis)
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Ute Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes diluvialisT, PDL
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (3)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (3)

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
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (14)

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

Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 3,940 ha
GNR71.5%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 358 ha
GNR6.5%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 353 ha
GNR6.4%
GNR4.1%
GNR1.7%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 87 ha
G41.6%
GNR1.2%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 65 ha
1.2%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 54 ha
G31.0%
GNR0.9%
G30.1%
G30.0%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 1 ha
G20.0%

Horse Valley

Horse Valley Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 13,624 acres