Mono Craters

Inyo National Forest · California · 7,115 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (75)

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

American Avocet (1)
Recurvirostra americana
Antelope Bitterbrush (4)
Purshia tridentata
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (4)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Beaked Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bloomer's ricegrass (2)
Eriocoma × bloomeri
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (4)
Elymus elymoides
Branching Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia ramosissima
Broom Groundsel (4)
Senecio spartioides
Carson City Larkspur (1)
Delphinium andersonii
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Common Poorwill (1)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium monandrum
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Woolly-sunflower (3)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Cutleaf Thelypody (1)
Thelypodium laciniatum
Desert Peach (1)
Prunus andersonii
Desert paintbrush (1)
Castilleja chromosa
Esmeralda Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum esmeraldense
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Giant Blazingstar (21)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (4)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Granite Prickly-phlox (8)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax wrightii
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Wavewing (10)
Cymopterus cinerarius
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green-tailed Towhee (2)
Pipilo chlorurus
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Horse (1)
Equus caballus
Jeffrey's Pine (12)
Pinus jeffreyi
Lewis's Woodpecker (4)
Melanerpes lewis
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis acuminata
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mono Lake Lupine (5)
Lupinus duranii
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (13)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Naked Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Angelica (2)
Angelica lineariloba
Needle-and-Thread (2)
Hesperostipa comata
Nevada Goldenrod (1)
Solidago spectabilis
Oceanspray (2)
Holodiscus discolor
Orange Rock-posy Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca
Panamint Kangaroo Rat (1)
Dipodomys panamintinus
Prairie Lupine (1)
Lupinus lepidus
Pumice Hulsea (15)
Hulsea vestita
Pygmy Rabbit (1)
Sylvilagus idahoensis
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rosette Tiquilia (1)
Tiquilia nuttallii
Royal Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Sage Thrasher (2)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Shaggy Hawkweed (2)
Hieracium horridum
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia hastata
Single-leaf Pine (3)
Pinus monophylla
Skunky Monkeyflower (21)
Diplacus mephiticus
Spiny Hop-sage (1)
Grayia spinosa
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Suksdorf's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe suksdorfii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Thorny Wire-lettuce (1)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Transmontane Sand-verbena (13)
Abronia turbinata
Two-color Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia bicolor
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Gentian (1)
Frasera puberulenta
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
White Eatonella (1)
Eatonella nivea
White-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Sitta carolinensis
Wilcox's Eriastrum (1)
Eriastrum wilcoxii
Williamson's Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
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.

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (16)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (12)

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

Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 613 ha
21.3%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 430 ha
GNR14.9%
Mediterranean California Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 411 ha
14.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 389 ha
G313.5%
Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 293 ha
10.2%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 257 ha
GNR8.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 216 ha
GNR7.5%
GNR3.1%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 67 ha
GNR2.3%
Great Basin Semi-Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 36 ha
GNR1.2%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 12 ha
G30.4%
G30.1%

Mono Craters

Mono Craters Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 7,115 acres