Mt. Jefferson

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 4,482 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (62)

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

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Alpine Speedwell (1)
Veronica wormskjoldii
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Boreal Owl (1)
Aegolius funereus
Clustered Leatherflower (2)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbia Spotted Frog (2)
Rana luteiventris
Common Harvestman (1)
Phalangium opilio
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Curly-cup Gumweed (1)
Grindelia squarrosa
Cushion Phlox (1)
Phlox pulvinata
Cutleaf Anemone (6)
Anemone multifida
Diamondleaf Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes rhomboidea
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Downy Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja puberula
Fernleaf Lovage (1)
Ligusticum filicinum
Few-flower Shootingstar (2)
Primula pauciflora
Field Pennycress (1)
Thlaspi arvense
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (2)
Parnassia fimbriata
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Gordon's Ivesia (2)
Ivesia gordonii
Great Basin Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla multisecta
Great Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia aristata
Great Gray Owl (1)
Strix nebulosa
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja miniata
Hairy Valerian (2)
Valeriana edulis
Hooker's Mountain-avens (1)
Dryas hookeriana
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (2)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lewis' Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lodgepole Pine (5)
Pinus contorta
Many-flowered Phlox (1)
Phlox multiflora
Moose (3)
Alces alces
Moss Campion (3)
Silene acaulis
Mountain Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia montana
Parry's Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis parryi
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Purple Mountain Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Quaking Aspen (12)
Populus tremuloides
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja rhexiifolia
Rocky Mountain Goat (2)
Oreamnos americanus
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Skunk Polemonium (2)
Polemonium viscosum
Spiny Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Streambank Saxifrage (4)
Micranthes odontoloma
Subalpine Fleabane (1)
Erigeron glacialis
Subalpine Larkspur (1)
Delphinium occidentale
Towering Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Utah Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera utahensis
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
White-head Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia helianthoides
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow Sweet-vetch (1)
Hedysarum sulphurescens
a fungus (1)
Clitocybe glacialis
a fungus (1)
Caloscypha fulgens
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 (14)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (14)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (7)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 634 ha
GNR35.0%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 310 ha
17.1%
GNR15.5%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 208 ha
GNR11.5%
GNR8.5%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 122 ha
GNR6.7%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 53 ha
GNR2.9%

Mt. Jefferson

Mt. Jefferson Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 4,482 acres