Mt. Olsen

Inyo National Forest · California · 2,161 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (487)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (2)
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine (33)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad (2)
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
(3)
Phyllocoptes didelphis
(1)
Strobilurus diminutivus
(1)
Boechera platysperma
(2)
Puccinia absinthii
(2)
Uromyces aureus
(4)
Aceria ceanothi
(1)
Fragilaria crotonensis
Alpine Bedstraw (2)
Galium hypotrichium
Alpine Bitterroot (3)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Bog Laurel (13)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Gentian (18)
Gentiana newberryi
Alpine Goldenrod (17)
Solidago multiradiata
Alpine Hulsea (2)
Hulsea algida
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (9)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (18)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Sheep Sorrel (3)
Rumex paucifolius
Alpine Speedwell (14)
Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Willow (6)
Salix petrophila
American Alpine Ladyfern (3)
Athyrium americanum
American Beaver (30)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (4)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (5)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (1)
Fulica americana
American Dipper (3)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Mink (1)
Neogale vison
American Pika (26)
Ochotona princeps
American Robin (17)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Speedwell (6)
Veronica americana
American Wintercress (2)
Barbarea orthoceras
Anderson's Thistle (46)
Cirsium andersonii
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Antelope Bitterbrush (28)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Cinquefoil (4)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (12)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Arroyo Willow (1)
Salix lasiolepis
Aspen Roughstem (2)
Leccinum insigne
Aspen leafgall mite (3)
Aceria dispar
Bald Eagle (11)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Beaked Beardtongue (64)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Beaked Sedge (6)
Carex utriculata
Bearded Cat's-eye (1)
Cryptantha barbigera
Belding's Ground Squirrel (66)
Urocitellus beldingi
Big Sagebrush (16)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (37)
Juniperus grandis
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Bitter Cherry (16)
Prunus emarginata
Black Cottonwood (10)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-headed Grosbeak (2)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Bloomer's Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria bloomeri
Blue Stickseed (7)
Hackelia micrantha
Blue-joint Reedgrass (1)
Calamagrostis canadensis
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Blunt Stonecrop (35)
Sedum obtusatum
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Bodie Hills Cusickiella (1)
Cusickiella quadricostata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (9)
Elymus elymoides
Bracken Fern (12)
Pteridium aquilinum
Branching Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Angelica (1)
Angelica breweri
Brewer's Bittercress (1)
Cardamine breweri
Brewer's Blackbird (14)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Cinquefoil (7)
Potentilla breweri
Brewer's Cliffbrake (8)
Pellaea breweri
Brewer's Golden-aster (3)
Doellingeria breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (12)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (74)
Phyllodoce breweri
Brewer's Sparrow (5)
Spizella breweri
Brewer's Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba breweri
Bridges' Cliffbrake (37)
Pellaea bridgesii
Broad Waterweed (1)
Elodea canadensis
Broadleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus latifolius
Brook Trout (21)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Brown Trout (4)
Salmo trutta
Brown-headed Cowbird (6)
Molothrus ater
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (31)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bullock's Oriole (2)
Icterus bullockii
Bushy-tailed Woodrat (1)
Neotoma cinerea
California Blue-eyed-grass (4)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Figwort (2)
Scrophularia californica
California Gull (7)
Larus californicus
California Mountain-ash (2)
Sorbus californica
California Red Fir (1)
Abies magnifica
California Valerian (7)
Valeriana californica
Californian False Hellebore (41)
Veratrum californicum
Calliope Hummingbird (2)
Selasphorus calliope
Canyon Bog Orchid (3)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Carpet Clover (10)
Trifolium monanthum
Carson City Larkspur (1)
Delphinium andersonii
Caspian Tern (1)
Hydroprogne caspia
Cassin's Finch (51)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cassin's Vireo (1)
Vireo cassinii
Cat-faced Orbweaver (1)
Araneus gemmoides
Catnip (2)
Nepeta cataria
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (4)
Montia chamissoi
Cheatgrass (2)
Bromus tectorum
Clark's Nutcracker (38)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cleftleaf Groundsel (1)
Packera subnuda
Clubmoss Ivesia (4)
Ivesia lycopodioides
Columbian Monkshood (73)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Mare's-tail (11)
Hippuris vulgaris
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (26)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Muskrat (1)
Ondatra zibethicus
Common Poorwill (1)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Water-milfoil (1)
Myriophyllum sibiricum
Common Woolly-sunflower (6)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (17)
Achillea millefolium
Coulter's Fleabane (18)
Erigeron coulteri
Coyote Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana attenuata
Creeping Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon davidsonii
Crisped Thelypody (7)
Thelypodium crispum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (15)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Cusick's Bluegrass (1)
Poa cusickii
Dagger-pod (2)
Anelsonia eurycarpa
Dane's Gentian (2)
Comastoma tenellum
Dark-eyed Junco (13)
Junco hyemalis
Davidson's Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pinetorum
Dense Lace Fern (16)
Aspidotis densa
Dense-flower Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium densiflorum
Denseleaf Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba densifolia
Desert Figwort (4)
Scrophularia desertorum
Desert Mountain Phlox (3)
Phlox stansburyi
Didymo (1)
Didymosphenia geminata
Diffuse Groundsmoke (2)
Gayophytum diffusum
Double Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera conjugialis
Douglas' Squirrel (26)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (2)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas' Wormwood (2)
Artemisia douglasiana
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Dragon Wormwood (10)
Artemisia dracunculus
Drummond's Anemone (2)
Anemone drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (4)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Flycatcher (2)
Empidonax oberholseri
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (13)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Onion (1)
Allium parvum
Dwarf Phlox (3)
Phlox condensata
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (5)
Vireo gilvus
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (3)
Umbilicaria phaea
Entireleaf Ragwort (4)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (15)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Eschscholtz's Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
False Monkeyflower (6)
Mimetanthe pilosa
False Puffball (1)
Reticularia lycoperdon
Fendler's Meadowrue (6)
Thalictrum fendleri
Ferriss' horsetail (1)
Equisetum × ferrissii
Few-flower Meadowrue (3)
Thalictrum sparsiflorum
Few-flower Ragwort (2)
Packera pauciflora
Field Horsetail (7)
Equisetum arvense
Fine Rockwool Lichen (1)
Pseudephebe pubescens
Fireweed (82)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fly Amanita (5)
Amanita muscaria
Foothill Deathcamas (3)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Forked Woodrush (1)
Luzula divaricata
Four-line Honeysuckle (30)
Lonicera involucrata
Four-part Horsebrush (2)
Tetradymia tetrameres
Fox Sparrow (14)
Passerella iliaca
Fragile Fern (2)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fremont's Ragwort (4)
Senecio fremontii
Gasteroid Agaricus (1)
Agaricus deserticola
Geyer's Willow (3)
Salix geyeriana
Giant Blazingstar (4)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Glandular Labrador-tea (37)
Rhododendron columbianum
Glaucous Willowherb (1)
Epilobium glaberrimum
Gold Cobblestone Lichen (2)
Pleopsidium flavum
Golden-Hardhack (43)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-fruit Sedge (5)
Carex aurea
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (22)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Gordon's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia gordonii
Graceful Cinquefoil (7)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (20)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Horsebrush (7)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray's Lovage (1)
Ligusticum grayi
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (56)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Grayleaf Sierran Willow (1)
Salix orestera
Great Basin Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera tescamnis
Great Basin Wildrye (8)
Leymus cinereus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (16)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Sage-Grouse (3)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green Rock-posy Lichen (2)
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
Green-tailed Towhee (13)
Pipilo chlorurus
Green-winged Teal (1)
Anas crecca
Ground Juniper (19)
Juniperus communis
Hairy Willowherb (2)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hairy Woodpecker (5)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hermit Thrush (7)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Buckwheat (18)
Eriogonum incanum
Hoary Pincushion (9)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (21)
Dieteria canescens
Hood's Sedge (1)
Carex hoodii
Idaho Blue-eyed-grass (2)
Sisyrinchium idahoense
Jeffrey's Pine (14)
Pinus jeffreyi
Kellogg's Spurred Lupine (3)
Lupinus caudatus
King Bolete (2)
Boletus edulis
King's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone kingii
Lace Lipfern (12)
Myriopteris gracillima
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Largeleaf Avens (2)
Geum macrophyllum
Lazuli Bunting (2)
Passerina amoena
Least Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias minimus
Least Grapefern (1)
Botrychium simplex
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (100)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Indian-paintbrush (9)
Castilleja lemmonii
Lemmon's Whitlow-grass (3)
Draba lemmonii
Lesser Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola minor
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Little Elephant's-head (15)
Pedicularis attollens
Little Tarweed (1)
Madia exigua
Lobb's Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Chipmunk (14)
Neotamias speciosus
Lodgepole Pine (40)
Pinus contorta
Long-beak Water Crowfoot (1)
Ranunculus longirostris
Long-eared Chipmunk (3)
Neotamias quadrimaculatus
Long-stalked Stitchwort (3)
Stellaria longipes
Long-tailed Vole (1)
Microtus longicaudus
Long-tailed Weasel (3)
Neogale frenata
Longleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica longifolia
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (7)
Crepis acuminata
Longleaf Suncup (1)
Taraxia subacaulis
Low Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia humilis
MacGillivray's Warbler (3)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Mallard (3)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (33)
Parnassia palustris
Marshmallow Polypore (4)
Spongiporus leucospongia
Matted Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Meadow Goat's-beard (4)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Milky Kelloggia (16)
Kelloggia galioides
Mono Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla pseudosericea
Mottled Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mountain Arnica (1)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Bluebird (5)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Bluecurls (1)
Trichostema oblongum
Mountain Chickadee (18)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Hemlock (24)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Maple (5)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia montana
Mountain Snowberry (43)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (7)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Wildmint (61)
Monardella odoratissima
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (4)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Mt. Shasta Sedge (1)
Carex straminiformis
Mule Deer (39)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (8)
Argemone munita
Naked Buckwheat (27)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Angelica (49)
Angelica lineariloba
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Nevada Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia nevadensis
Newberry's Beardtongue (64)
Penstemon newberryi
Nodding Melicgrass (1)
Melica stricta
North American Porcupine (1)
Erethizon dorsatum
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Northern House Wren (5)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Pygmy-Owl (1)
Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Yellow Warbler (2)
Setophaga aestiva
Oceanspray (23)
Holodiscus discolor
One-seed Pussy-paws (4)
Calyptridium monospermum
One-sided Wintergreen (2)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (2)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orange Fuzzyfoot (1)
Xeromphalina campanella
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis celata
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Oregon Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea oregana
Osprey (11)
Pandion haliaetus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Marten (3)
Martes caurina
Pacific Treefrog (18)
Pseudacris regilla
Pale Larkspur (10)
Delphinium glaucum
Palmer's Catchfly (4)
Silene bernardina
Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja pilosa
Parry's Rush (2)
Juncus parryi
Patis Onion (13)
Allium bisceptrum
Pearly Everlasting (21)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Peirson Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja peirsonii
Pine Siskin (21)
Spinus pinus
Pine Violet (6)
Viola purpurea
Pinemat Manzanita (4)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Alumroot (1)
Heuchera rubescens
Pink Wintergreen (8)
Pyrola asarifolia
Plum Finger Gall Mite (1)
Eriophyes emarginatae
Poplar Leaf Gall Mite (12)
Aceria parapopuli
Prairie Flax (21)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Lupine (4)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie-smoke (3)
Geum triflorum
Primrose Monkeyflower (13)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Finch (1)
Haemorhous purpureus
Purple Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia rubra
Pursh's Milkvetch (8)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy Fleabane (4)
Erigeron pygmaeus
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (95)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (10)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (4)
Erigeron aphanactis
Red Baneberry (2)
Actaea rubra
Red Crossbill (3)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (9)
Sambucus racemosa
Red False Buckthorn (9)
Frangula rubra
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker (16)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-osier Dogwood (20)
Cornus sericea
Red-tailed Hawk (4)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Richardson's Geranium (17)
Geranium richardsonii
Rock Groundsel (5)
Packera werneriifolia
Rock Wren (3)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rock-fringe Willowherb (4)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rocky Mountain Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria media
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (2)
Woodsia scopulina
Rose Meadowsweet (31)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-seed Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya flavoculata
Round-spike Cat's-eye (8)
Oreocarya humilis
Royal Beardtongue (25)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (8)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (11)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Rufous Hummingbird (4)
Selasphorus rufus
Rydberg's Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon rydbergii
San Jacinto Bluecurls (3)
Trichostema austromontanum
Sargent's Catchfly (3)
Silene sargentii
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Passerculus sandwichensis
Scaly Pholiota (2)
Pholiota squarrosa
Scarlet Skyrocket (81)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scouler's Willow (1)
Salix scouleriana
Sculpted Puffball (1)
Calvatia sculpta
Shaggy Hawkweed (6)
Hieracium horridum
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (5)
Ericameria discoidea
Sheep Sorrel (1)
Rumex acetosella
Shining Goldenweed (6)
Pyrrocoma apargioides
Shining Pepper-grass (2)
Lepidium nitidum
Short-stem Russula (1)
Russula brevipes
Showy Green-gentian (32)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Sierra Beardtongue (13)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Chinquapin (29)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Columbine (22)
Aquilegia pubescens
Sierra Gentian (15)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Sierra Groundsel (1)
Senecio scorzonella
Sierra Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium eximium
Sierra Jewelflower (37)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Podistera (1)
Podistera nevadensis
Sierra Saxifrage (2)
Micranthes aprica
Sierra Stickseed (2)
Hackelia nervosa
Sierra Wallflower (6)
Erysimum perenne
Sierra Woodrush (2)
Luzula orestera
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Lupine (3)
Lupinus argenteus
Silvery Ragwort (8)
Packera cana
Single-head Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria suffruticosa
Single-leaf Pine (12)
Pinus monophylla
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (51)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Skunky Monkeyflower (4)
Diplacus mephiticus
Slender Buckwheat (15)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (20)
Caltha leptosepala
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (4)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small Bedstraw (1)
Galium trifidum
Small Forget-me-not (2)
Myosotis laxa
Small Tiger Lily (65)
Lilium parvum
Small-flower Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon procerus
Small-fruit Bulrush (1)
Scirpus microcarpus
Small-head Clover (2)
Trifolium microcephalum
Small-head Tarweed (1)
Hemizonella minima
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Smooth White Violet (2)
Viola macloskeyi
Smooth Wild Rye (1)
Elymus glaucus
Soft-haired Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos mollis
Soft-leaf Muhly (2)
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Song Sparrow (10)
Melospiza melodia
Sooty Grouse (6)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spiny Hop-sage (2)
Grayia spinosa
Spiny Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spotted Sandpiper (4)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (54)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Fleabane (5)
Erigeron divergens
Spreading Phlox (18)
Phlox diffusa
Spurry Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum spergulinum
Stalked Fleabane (1)
Erigeron algidus
Starflower Solomon's-plume (53)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (11)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (9)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Streambank Saxifrage (2)
Micranthes odontoloma
Subalpine Fleabane (1)
Erigeron glacialis
Suksdorf's Monkeyflower (5)
Erythranthe suksdorfii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (50)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Swamp Whiteheads (66)
Angelica capitellata
Tahoe Lupine (9)
Lupinus meionanthus
Tall Groundsel (2)
Senecio serra
Tall Swamp Onion (78)
Allium validum
Tall White Bog Orchid (77)
Platanthera dilatata
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (22)
Eriogonum elatum
Tealeaf Willow (1)
Salix planifolia
Terrestrial Gartersnake (11)
Thamnophis elegans
Thorny Wire-lettuce (2)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Threadleaf Sedge (2)
Carex filifolia
Threadleaf Water-crowfoot (2)
Ranunculus trichophyllus
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tiling's Monkeyflower (11)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tinker's-penny (3)
Hypericum anagalloides
Tobacco Ceanothus (56)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tolmie's Saxifrage (9)
Micranthes tolmiei
Toothed Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola dentata
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Tufted Hairgrass (1)
Deschampsia cespitosa
Utah Serviceberry (7)
Amelanchier utahensis
Vasey's Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia intermedia
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Ventana Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia congesta
Vesper Sparrow (2)
Pooecetes gramineus
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virgate Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia heterophylla
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (33)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Watson's Spikemoss (14)
Selaginella watsonii
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (13)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (59)
Ribes cereum
Western Bell-heather (8)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Blue Iris (79)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (68)
Aquilegia formosa
Western False Asphodel (1)
Triantha occidentalis
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Flycatcher (4)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Heather Vole (1)
Phenacomys intermedius
Western Jacob's-ladder (3)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Joepye-weed (15)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Mountain Aster (2)
Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
Western St. John's-wort (3)
Hypericum scouleri
Western Sweet-cicely (7)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Tanager (3)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (6)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Wallflower (8)
Erysimum capitatum
Western White Pine (2)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (20)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (13)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (7)
Abies concolor
White Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (13)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Hawkweed (2)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus townsendii
White-tip Clover (2)
Trifolium variegatum
Whitney's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus whitneyi
Wilcox's Eriastrum (1)
Eriastrum wilcoxii
Wilson's Snipe (1)
Gallinago delicata
Wilson's Warbler (4)
Cardellina pusilla
Wood Beauty (4)
Drymocallis lactea
Woods' Rose (18)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium triste
Woolly Mule's-ears (88)
Wyethia mollis
Wormskjold's Clover (7)
Trifolium wormskioldii
Wright's Buckwheat (19)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (78)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yard Knotweed (1)
Polygonum aviculare
Yellow Navarretia (2)
Navarretia breweri
Yellow-bellied Marmot (26)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (21)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (9)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (1)
Leccinum aurantiacum
a fungus (1)
Guepiniopsis alpina
a fungus (1)
Galerina mainsii
a fungus (4)
Puccinia monoica
a fungus (1)
Erysiphe adunca
a fungus (2)
Rickenella mellea
a fungus (1)
Suillus fuscotomentosus
a fungus (1)
Agaricus porphyrocephalus
a fungus (2)
Cronartium harknessii
a fungus (2)
Clitocybe glacialis
a jumping spider (1)
Habronattus americanus
common water-crowfoot (10)
Ranunculus aquatilis
glandular lewisia (1)
Lewisia glandulosa
gray chickensage (5)
Artemisia albicans
king's ricegrass (1)
Ptilagrostiella kingii
watermelon snow (4)
Chlamydomonas nivalis
Federally Listed Species (12)

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 Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis sierraeEndangered
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (18)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
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
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
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (16)

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
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
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
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (9)

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

Mediterranean California Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 306 ha
35.0%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 141 ha
16.1%
Sierra Nevada Alpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 119 ha
GNR13.6%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 96 ha
GNR11.0%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 45 ha
GNR5.2%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 38 ha
GNR4.3%
GNR4.3%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 24 ha
GNR2.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 10 ha
G31.1%

Mt. Olsen

Mt. Olsen Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 2,161 acres