Mckenzie Canyon

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 33,350 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (41)

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

American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Bitterroot Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus scaphoides
Browse Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus cibarius
Canadian Gooseberry (2)
Ribes oxyacanthoides
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Common Nighthawk (1)
Chordeiles minor
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon eriantherus
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Gordon's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia gordonii
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
Montana Wild Rye (1)
Elymus albicans
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Douglasia (1)
Androsace montana
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Parry's Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia parryi
Plains Reedgrass (1)
Calamagrostis montanensis
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace septentrionalis
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sand Violet (1)
Viola adunca
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Silvery Ragwort (2)
Packera cana
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Snow Wavewing (1)
Cymopterus nivalis
Stiff-leaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon aridus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Weevil False Dandelion (1)
Nothocalais troximoides
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Wood Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba nemorosa
Wyeth's Lupine (1)
Lupinus wyethii
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (9)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (9)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (13)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 6,764 ha
GNR50.1%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 4,310 ha
GNR31.9%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 401 ha
GNR3.0%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 340 ha
2.5%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 318 ha
GNR2.4%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 315 ha
GNR2.3%
GNR1.6%
GNR1.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 186 ha
GNR1.4%
Intermountain Mountain Mahogany Woodland
Shrub / Shrubland · 129 ha
GNR1.0%
Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 97 ha
GNR0.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 60 ha
G30.4%
GNR0.4%

Mckenzie Canyon

Mckenzie Canyon Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 33,350 acres