Mt. Baldy

Helena National Forest · Montana · 16,362 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (64)

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

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(3)
Eritrichium argenteum
(1)
Campanula petiolata
Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Bog Laurel (1)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus alpinus
Alpine Smelowskia (1)
Smelowskia americana
American Bistort (2)
Bistorta bistortoides
American False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum viride
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Sloughgrass (2)
Beckmannia syzigachne
American Three-toed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides dorsalis
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Booth's Willow (1)
Salix boothii
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Columbia Spotted Frog (3)
Rana luteiventris
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Juniper (1)
Juniperus horizontalis
Curve-beak Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis contorta
Drummond's Rush (1)
Juncus drummondii
Entireleaf Stonecrop (1)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Eschscholtz's Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fernleaf Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis cystopteridifolia
Few-flower Shootingstar (2)
Primula pauciflora
Fringed Loosestrife (1)
Lysimachia ciliata
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Great Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia aristata
Hall's Rush (1)
Juncus hallii
Hare's-foot Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lagopus
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Kentucky Bluegrass (1)
Poa pratensis
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia lanceolata
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Leafy Leopardbane (1)
Arnica chamissonis
Lesser Spearwort (1)
Ranunculus flammula
Marsh Valerian (1)
Valeriana sitchensis
Moss Campion (1)
Silene acaulis
Mountain Douglasia (1)
Androsace montana
Narrowleaf Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum angustifolium
Pacific Marten (1)
Martes caurina
Pearly Everlasting (2)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pine Reedgrass (1)
Calamagrostis rubescens
Pink Mountain-heath (2)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Red Raspberry (1)
Rubus idaeus
Ross' Avens (2)
Geum rossii
Sheep Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla ovina
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Slender Wild Rye (1)
Elymus trachycaulus
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Smooth Wild Rye (1)
Elymus glaucus
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thick-spike Wild Rye (1)
Elymus lanceolatus
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Western Turkeybeard (1)
Xerophyllum tenax
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
White Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis sericea
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
Yellow Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum flavum
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (12)

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

GNR20.1%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 1,276 ha
GNR19.3%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,021 ha
GNR15.4%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 833 ha
GNR12.6%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 683 ha
GNR10.3%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 361 ha
5.4%
GNR5.0%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 325 ha
GNR4.9%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 192 ha
GNR2.9%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 79 ha
GNR1.2%
GNR0.9%
GNR0.6%

Mt. Baldy

Mt. Baldy Roadless Area

Helena National Forest, Montana · 16,362 acres