Mt. Hicks

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 15,698 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (119)

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

(2)
Boechera retrofracta
American Sickle (1)
Astragalus curvicarpus
Antelope Bitterbrush (5)
Purshia tridentata
Biennial Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla biennis
Big Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia tridentata
Bodie Hills Cusickiella (12)
Cusickiella quadricostata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (2)
Elymus elymoides
Break Gilia (1)
Gilia brecciarum
Bright Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Acarospora socialis
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium latifolium
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Bulbous Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma glabrum
Canadian Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus canadensis
Carson City Larkspur (9)
Delphinium andersonii
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (2)
Montia chamissoi
Cheatgrass (2)
Bromus tectorum
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Coville's orach (1)
Stutzia covillei
Crisped Thelypody (1)
Thelypodium crispum
Desert Drumstick (2)
Battarrea phalloides
Desert Figwort (4)
Scrophularia desertorum
Desert Globemallow (3)
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert Mountain Phlox (10)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Peach (3)
Prunus andersonii
Desert paintbrush (11)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (2)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Entireleaf Ragwort (1)
Senecio integerrimus
Foothill Deathcamas (3)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Four-part Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia tetrameres
Golden Goodmania (1)
Goodmania luteola
Granite Prickly-phlox (2)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Horsebrush (4)
Tetradymia canescens
Great Basin Wildrye (4)
Leymus cinereus
Greater Sage-Grouse (5)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green Mormon-tea (5)
Ephedra viridis
Herb Sophia (1)
Descurainia sophia
Hoary Pincushion (3)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (6)
Dieteria canescens
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Inyo Linanthus (1)
Linanthus inyoensis
Kellogg's Onion (1)
Allium anceps
King's Bird's-beak (1)
Cordylanthus kingii
Large-desert Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera deltoides
Lava Ankle-aster (8)
Ionactis alpina
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Limber Pine (3)
Pinus flexilis
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Lobeleaf Groundsel (4)
Packera multilobata
Long Valley Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus johannis-howellii
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (6)
Crepis acuminata
Low Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia humilis
Lowly Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon humilis
Matted Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Money Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nummulare
Mono County Phacelia (2)
Phacelia monoensis
Mottled Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mountain Snowberry (7)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Wildmint (2)
Monardella odoratissima
Munite Prickly-poppy (3)
Argemone munita
Narrowleaf Angelica (1)
Angelica lineariloba
Needle-and-Thread (2)
Hesperostipa comata
Nevada Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium nevadense
Oceanspray (3)
Holodiscus discolor
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Panhandle Prickly-pear (6)
Opuntia polyacantha
Patis Onion (4)
Allium bisceptrum
Pine Violet (1)
Viola purpurea
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Pursh's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus purshii
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (7)
Erigeron aphanactis
Rosette Tiquilia (2)
Tiquilia nuttallii
Rough-seed Cat's-eye (3)
Oreocarya flavoculata
Royal Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rydberg's Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sage Thrasher (1)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Scented Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon palmeri
Seashore Saltgrass (2)
Distichlis spicata
Shaggy Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus malacus
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Slender Arrow-grass (1)
Triglochin concinna
Slender Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum microtheca
Small-flower Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis intermedia
Small-flower Rhombo-pod (1)
Cleomella parviflora
Spiny Hop-sage (5)
Grayia spinosa
Steppe Agoseris (1)
Agoseris parviflora
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (4)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (11)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall Tumble-mustard (1)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum elatum
Tansy-leaf Suncup (1)
Taraxia tanacetifolia
Thorny Wire-lettuce (2)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Transmontane Sand-verbena (1)
Abronia turbinata
Tree-lined Oxytheca (1)
Oxytheca dendroidea
Two-color Scorpionweed (7)
Phacelia bicolor
Utah Serviceberry (2)
Amelanchier utahensis
Violet Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus iodanthus
Washoe Suncup (1)
Camissonia pusilla
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (3)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (2)
Iris missouriensis
Western Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Sisyrinchium halophilum
Western Borax-weed (1)
Nitrophila occidentalis
Western Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Screech-Owl (1)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
White-bract Stickleaf (2)
Mentzelia montana
Whitestem Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia albicaulis
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (3)
Wyethia mollis
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Navarretia (1)
Navarretia breweri
maroon-spotted woollystar (1)
Eriastrum signatum
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.

Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (9)

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
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
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
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Vegetation (8)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 3,167 ha
GNR49.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,770 ha
GNR27.9%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,091 ha
G317.2%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 161 ha
GNR2.5%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 50 ha
GNR0.8%
GNR0.7%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 13 ha
G30.2%
G30.0%

Mt. Hicks

Mt. Hicks Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 15,698 acres