Knox Mtn.

Modoc National Forest · California · 5,975 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (16)

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

Ash Valley milk-vetch (4)
Astragalus anxius
Blackfoot River Suncup (1)
Neoholmgrenia andina
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Canby's Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium canbyi
Common Camassia (1)
Camassia quamash
Doublet (1)
Dimeresia howellii
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Mock Goldenweed (2)
Nestotus stenophyllus
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Prostrate Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum prociduum
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Scapose Scalepod (1)
Idahoa scapigera
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
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.

Green's Awnless Orcutt Grass
Tuctoria greeneiEndangered
Slender Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia tenuisThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (6)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (11)

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

GNR22.1%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 406 ha
GNR16.8%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 360 ha
GNR14.9%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 313 ha
GNR12.9%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 215 ha
GNR8.9%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 150 ha
GNR6.2%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 141 ha
G35.8%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Cliff and Talus
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 58 ha
GNR2.4%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 25 ha
GNR1.0%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 2 ha
G20.1%

Knox Mtn.

Knox Mtn. Roadless Area

Modoc National Forest, California · 5,975 acres