Lost Water Canyon

Custer National Forest · Montana · 9,251 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (88)

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

(1)
Campanula petiolata
(1)
Eritrichium argenteum
(1)
Anticlea elegans
American Black Bear (4)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (3)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bighorn Sheep (4)
Ovis canadensis
Cary Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon caryi
Cespitose Rockmat (3)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cock's-comb Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya glomerata
Common Hound's-tongue (2)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Creeping Oregon-grape (4)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Cryptic Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus cryptus
Curly-cup Gumweed (1)
Grindelia squarrosa
Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Junco hyemalis
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusky Grouse (3)
Dendragapus obscurus
Few-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum pauciflorum
Fireweed (3)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Great Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia aristata
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (2)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Hare's-foot Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lagopus
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Hooker's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria racemosa
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Horse (3)
Equus caballus
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia lanceolata
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Least Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias minimus
Loggerhead Shrike (1)
Lanius ludovicianus
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Pocket Gopher (1)
Thomomys talpoides
Northwestern Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja angustifolia
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus nuttallii
Oregon Bitterroot (3)
Lewisia rediviva
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Panhandle Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia polyacantha
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja rhexiifolia
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Shadscale (1)
Atriplex confertifolia
Showy Green-gentian (3)
Frasera speciosa
Small Soapweed Yucca (1)
Yucca glauca
Solitary Sandpiper (1)
Tringa solitaria
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Ten-petal Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia decapetala
Threeleaf Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus gilviflorus
Tobacco Ceanothus (3)
Ceanothus velutinus
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Tufted Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus spatulatus
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Western Painted Suillus (1)
Suillus lakei
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White-tailed Prairie Dog (1)
Cynomys leucurus
White-winged Crossbill (1)
Loxia leucoptera
Wild Licorice (1)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wild Turkey (3)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wind River Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus oreganus
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus luteus
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-breasted Chat (1)
Icteria virens
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
a jumping spider (1)
Habronattus americanus
stonecrops (1)
Sedum
Federally Listed Species (3)

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.

Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed 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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (13)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,771 ha
GNR47.3%
GNR13.0%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 369 ha
GNR9.8%
GNR7.1%
Intermountain Mountain Mahogany Woodland
Shrub / Shrubland · 217 ha
GNR5.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 208 ha
G35.5%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 98 ha
GNR2.6%
GNR1.8%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 64 ha
GNR1.7%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 49 ha
GNR1.3%
G30.4%

Lost Water Canyon

Lost Water Canyon Roadless Area

Custer National Forest, Montana · 9,251 acres