Mesa Alta

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 1,868 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (25)

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

Bailey's Yucca (1)
Yucca baileyi
Beard-lip Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon barbatus
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus montanus
Comb-like Evening-primrose (2)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Crandall's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon crandallii
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (2)
Yucca baccata
Gambel Oak (2)
Quercus gambelii
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (5)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (7)
Cynomys gunnisoni
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Large-bract Vervain (2)
Verbena bracteata
Many-flowered Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Pineywoods Geranium (1)
Geranium caespitosum
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (1)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (3)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spiny Lizards (2)
Sceloporus
Spinystar (1)
Escobaria vivipara
Western Blue Iris (3)
Iris missouriensis
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yerba Mansa (1)
Anemopsis californica
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
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (8)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (10)

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

GNR31.3%
GNR13.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 98 ha
G312.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 82 ha
GNR10.8%
GNR10.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 49 ha
GNR6.5%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 35 ha
4.6%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 29 ha
3.8%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 20 ha
G32.7%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 14 ha
GNR1.9%

Mesa Alta

Mesa Alta Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 1,868 acres