Latir Peak

Carson National Forest · New Mexico · 3,573 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (368)

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

(1)
Caltha chionophila
(3)
Eritrichium argenteum
(4)
Campanula petiolata
(1)
Phyllactinia antarctica
Abert's Squirrel (1)
Sciurus aberti
Adonis Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia multiflora
Alfalfa (2)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia scopulorum
Alpine Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia megarhiza
Alsike Clover (1)
Trifolium hybridum
American Beaver (2)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (2)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (7)
Ursus americanus
American Crow (4)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Dipper (10)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Kestrel (2)
Falco sparverius
American Pika (2)
Ochotona princeps
American Purple Vetch (5)
Vicia americana
American Robin (14)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
American Three-toed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides dorsalis
Apache-plume (3)
Fallugia paradoxa
Arizona Cinquefoil (1)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arizona Valerian (1)
Valeriana arizonica
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (2)
Senecio triangularis
Aspen Roughstem (1)
Leccinum insigne
Awnless Brome (3)
Bromus inermis
Baker's Alpineparsley (2)
Cymopterus bakeri
Band-tailed Pigeon (1)
Patagioenas fasciata
Barbey's Larkspur (3)
Delphinium barbeyi
Beaked Sedge (1)
Carex utriculata
Bearberry (5)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Beard-lip Beardtongue (22)
Penstemon barbatus
Bigelow's Groundsel (1)
Senecio bigelovii
Bighorn Sheep (32)
Ovis canadensis
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-headed Grosbeak (3)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blackened Waxgill (1)
Hygrocybe conica
Blackroot Sedge (2)
Carex elynoides
Blue Grama (3)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Spruce (2)
Picea pungens
Blueish Hydnellum (1)
Hydnellum caeruleum
Bobcat (6)
Lynx rufus
Bristlecone Pine (6)
Pinus aristata
Bristly Beard Lichen (1)
Usnea hirta
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (16)
Selasphorus platycercus
Brook Stickleback (1)
Culaea inconstans
Brook Trout (11)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (2)
Certhia americana
Brown Trout (2)
Salmo trutta
Brown-headed Cowbird (2)
Molothrus ater
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Butter-and-eggs (3)
Linaria vulgaris
Californian False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Buffaloberry (2)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Goose (3)
Branta canadensis
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Canada Violet (2)
Viola canadensis
Carruth's Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia carruthii
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Chihuahua Ground-cherry (2)
Physalis neomexicana
Chipping Sparrow (7)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (2)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Cliff Fendlerbush (1)
Fendlera rupicola
Cliff Jamesia (1)
Jamesia americana
Cockerell's Stonecrop (1)
Sedum cockerellii
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (5)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Larkspur (1)
Delphinium alpestre
Colorado Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe minor
Columbian Monkshood (10)
Aconitum columbianum
Columbian Virgin's-bower (8)
Clematis columbiana
Comb-like Evening-primrose (4)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Common Dandelion (3)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Harvestman (1)
Phalangium opilio
Common Horehound (1)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Mullein (16)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (10)
Corvus corax
Common Shepherd's Purse (2)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Witch's Hair Lichen (2)
Alectoria sarmentosa
Common Yarrow (6)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (17)
Heracleum maximum
Cowpen Crownbeard (3)
Verbesina encelioides
Cowpie Lichen (1)
Diploschistes muscorum
Coyote (8)
Canis latrans
Crandall's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon crandallii
Creeping Oregon-grape (14)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Cutleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum triflorum
Dark-eyed Junco (16)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Groundsel (1)
Senecio eremophilus
Desert Spotted Skunk (1)
Spilogale leucoparia
Diamondleaf Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes rhomboidea
Different-nerve Sedge (1)
Carex chalciolepis
Dissected Bahia (6)
Hymenothrix dissecta
Domestic Cat (2)
Felis catus
Dotted-stalked Suillus (1)
Suillus granulatus
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dragon Wormwood (3)
Artemisia dracunculus
Dusky Grouse (10)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Clover (2)
Trifolium nanum
Early Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla concinna
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (5)
Vireo gilvus
Engelmann Spruce (4)
Picea engelmannii
Entireleaf Stonecrop (7)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Fendler's Bluebell (1)
Mertensia fendleri
Fendler's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone fendleri
Fendler's Waterleaf (2)
Hydrophyllum fendleri
Fetid Dogweed (1)
Dyssodia papposa
Few-flower Shootingstar (3)
Primula pauciflora
Field Bindweed (2)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail (2)
Equisetum arvense
Field Pennycress (1)
Thlaspi arvense
Fineleaf Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus filifolius
Fireweed (18)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Fly Amanita (20)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (10)
Lonicera involucrata
Fox Sparrow (1)
Passerella iliaca
Franciscan Bluebells (4)
Mertensia franciscana
Fremont's Squirrel (8)
Tamiasciurus fremonti
Gambel Oak (5)
Quercus gambelii
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (2)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Pinedrops (6)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (2)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Giant Western Puffball (2)
Calvatia booniana
Gold Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Pleopsidium flavum
Golden Corydalis (8)
Corydalis aurea
Golden Draba (2)
Draba aurea
Golden Pholiota (2)
Pholiota aurivella
Golden-Hardhack (18)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (50)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Gray Fox (6)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenhead Coneflower (13)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ground Juniper (4)
Juniperus communis
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Harsh False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Hayden's Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja haydenii
Heartleaf Bittercress (2)
Cardamine cordifolia
Hermit Thrush (3)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Tansy-aster (2)
Dieteria canescens
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Horse Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla hippiana
Inflated Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon inflatus
James' Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum jamesii
Javelin Bush (1)
Condalia ericoides
June Mushroom (1)
Gymnopus dryophilus
Lanceleaf Sage (1)
Salvia reflexa
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (3)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-bract Vervain (2)
Verbena bracteata
Leafy Western Ragwort (1)
Senecio atratus
Least Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias minimus
Lesser Goldfinch (1)
Spinus psaltria
Limber Pine (3)
Pinus flexilis
Lincoln's Sparrow (3)
Melospiza lincolnii
Littleleaf Alumroot (2)
Heuchera parvifolia
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Mallard (32)
Anas platyrhynchos
Many-flower Viguiera (1)
Heliomeris multiflora
Many-flowered Gromwell (4)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Moss Campion (3)
Silene acaulis
Mountain Chickadee (9)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Golden-banner (1)
Thermopsis montana
Mountain Maple (8)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Pennycress (2)
Noccaea fendleri
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mule Deer (35)
Odocoileus hemionus
Multiflora rose rust (1)
Phragmidium rosae-multiflorae
Munro's Grass (3)
Munroa squarrosa
Narrowleaf Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (1)
Mirabilis linearis
Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua
Navajo Fleabane (1)
Erigeron concinnus
Nevada Peavine (1)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
New Mexican Vervain (1)
Verbena macdougalii
Newberry's Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus newberryi
Nodding Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum cernuum
Nodding Onion (7)
Allium cernuum
Northern Bedstraw (4)
Galium boreale
Northern Flicker (7)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Northern House Wren (2)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Saw-whet Owl (1)
Aegolius acadicus
Nuttall's Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria parvifolia
Oceanspray (4)
Holodiscus discolor
Ochre Brittlegill (1)
Russula ochroleuca
One-flowered Wintergreen (3)
Moneses uniflora
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Fuzzyfoot (1)
Xeromphalina campanella
Orange-crowned Warbler (3)
Leiothlypis celata
Orchard Grass (1)
Dactylis glomerata
Oriental Poppy (1)
Papaver orientale
Ovate Bluebell (3)
Mertensia ovata
Oxeye Daisy (7)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Marten (2)
Martes caurina
Panhandle Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry Thistle (1)
Cirsium parryi
Parry's Gentian (5)
Gentiana parryi
Parry's Goldenweed (3)
Oreochrysum parryi
Parry's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis parryi
Parry's Primrose (1)
Primula parryi
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Dwarf-mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium vaginatum
Pine Siskin (4)
Spinus pinus
Pineywoods Geranium (9)
Geranium caespitosum
Pinnate Fleabane (1)
Erigeron pinnatisectus
Plateau Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus tristichus
Porter's Lovage (1)
Ligusticum porteri
Prairie Falcon (1)
Falco mexicanus
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia frigida
Purple Avens (1)
Geum rivale
Purple Reedgrass (1)
Calamagrostis purpurascens
Purple-red Waxy Cap (1)
Hygrophorus purpurascens
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (2)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (27)
Populus tremuloides
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (19)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (3)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (2)
Trifolium pratense
Red Elderberry (10)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Fox (2)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Red Tree Brain Fungus (2)
Peniophora rufa
Red-naped Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea
Red-pod Stonecrop (4)
Rhodiola rhodantha
Red-root Amaranth (1)
Amaranthus retroflexus
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redroot Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum racemosum
Richardson's Bitterweed (1)
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Richardson's Geranium (6)
Geranium richardsonii
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus macauleyi
Rocky Mountain Clover (5)
Trifolium attenuatum
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (3)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian (3)
Gentianopsis thermalis
Rocky Mountain Juniper (3)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite (3)
Aceria calaceris
Rocky Mountain Nailwort (1)
Paronychia pulvinata
Rocky Mountain Red (1)
Boletus rubriceps
Ross' Avens (2)
Geum rossii
Rough Horsetail (1)
Equisetum hyemale
Round Dung Mushroom (1)
Deconica coprophila
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Rufous Hummingbird (5)
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher (1)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Sagebrush Goldspeck Lichen (1)
Candelariella rosulans
Scaly Pholiota (1)
Pholiota squarrosa
Scarlet Skyrocket (19)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scented Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon palmeri
Scentless Chamomile (1)
Tripleurospermum inodorum
Schrenk's Red-Belt Conk (3)
Fomitopsis schrenkii
Scribner's Wild Rye (1)
Elymus scribneri
Showy Alpine Groundsel (1)
Senecio amplectens
Showy Green-gentian (4)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Silvery Lupine (4)
Lupinus argenteus
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (1)
Araniella displicata
Skunk Polemonium (3)
Polemonium viscosum
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (2)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Small-flower Woodrush (1)
Luzula parviflora
Small-footed Sunburst Lichen (1)
Xanthomendoza montana
Smelly Oyster (1)
Phyllotopsis nidulans
Snow Willow (1)
Salix nivalis
Soft Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla pulcherrima
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (8)
Melospiza melodia
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (14)
Pinus brachyptera
Speckled Alder (2)
Alnus incana
Spinystar (7)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Saxifrage (3)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring-parsley (1)
Cymopterus hendersonii
Starflower Solomon's-plume (7)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (18)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Sticky False Starwort (1)
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Sticky Gilia (2)
Aliciella pinnatifida
Sticky Goldenrod (1)
Solidago simplex
Streamside Bluebells (1)
Mertensia ciliata
Striped Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza striata
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Swainson's Hawk (1)
Buteo swainsoni
Sweet-smelling Hydnellum (1)
Hydnellum suaveolens
Sweetclover (5)
Melilotus officinalis
Tall Tumble-mustard (1)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Tassel Flower (2)
Brickellia grandiflora
Terrestrial Gartersnake (14)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Thurber's Fescue (1)
Festuca thurberi
Thyme-leaf Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Townsend's Warbler (1)
Setophaga townsendi
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Trumpet Gooseberry (1)
Ribes leptanthum
Tufted Hairgrass (1)
Deschampsia cespitosa
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (5)
Pinus edulis
Upright Blue Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon virgatus
Upright Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida columnifera
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Violet-green Swallow (7)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virgate Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia heterophylla
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Viviparous Knotweed (1)
Bistorta vivipara
Wapiti (8)
Cervus canadensis
Water Puffball (2)
Lycoperdon perlatum
Water Sedge (1)
Carex aquatilis
Wax Currant (3)
Ribes cereum
Western Antler Lichen (1)
Pseudevernia intensa
Western Blue Iris (2)
Iris missouriensis
Western Flycatcher (19)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Goldenweed (1)
Pyrrocoma crocea
Western Red Columbine (5)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Tanager (10)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wallflower (5)
Erysimum capitatum
Whip-root Clover (1)
Trifolium dasyphyllum
Whipple's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon whippleanus
White Checker-mallow (6)
Sidalcea candida
White Clover (3)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (9)
Abies concolor
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-breasted Nuthatch (5)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (4)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-margin Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria marginata
Wild Chives (1)
Allium schoenoprasum
Wild Parsnip (1)
Pastinaca sativa
Wild Turkey (3)
Meleagris gallopavo
Williamson's Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wilson's Warbler (4)
Cardellina pusilla
Winged Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum alatum
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (1)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woodland Strawberry (3)
Fragaria vesca
Woods' Rose (5)
Rosa woodsii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Avens (1)
Geum aleppicum
Yellow-bellied Marmot (3)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (9)
Setophaga coronata
Zion False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca zionensis
a fungus (1)
Flammulina populicola
a fungus (1)
Diplodia tumefaciens
a fungus (3)
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
a fungus (1)
Hygrocybe chlorophana
a fungus (1)
Cudonia circinans
a fungus (1)
Loreleia marchantiae
a fungus (1)
Auricularia americana
a fungus (2)
Phellinus tremulae
a fungus (1)
Puccinia monoica
a fungus (1)
Trametes hirsuta
a fungus (1)
Vibrissea filisporia
couscous crust (1)
Aegerita candida
curlytop gumweed (1)
Grindelia nuda
fetid goosefoot (2)
Dysphania incisa
Federally Listed Species (5)

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
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
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
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
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
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (7)

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

GNR50.9%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 189 ha
GNR13.0%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 168 ha
GNR11.6%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 131 ha
GNR9.1%
GNR6.3%
GNR5.7%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 3 ha
G30.2%

Latir Peak

Latir Peak Roadless Area

Carson National Forest, New Mexico · 3,573 acres