North Big Hole

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 52,227 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (318)

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

Whitebark Pine (2)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(6)
Anticlea elegans
(1)
Caltha chionophila
(1)
Placobdella
(4)
Campanula petiolata
(1)
Eritrichium argenteum
(1)
Epithemia
Alderleaf Buckthorn (2)
Rhamnus alnifolia
Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus alpinus
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (1)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Smelowskia (4)
Smelowskia americana
Alpine Speedwell (1)
Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Whiteworm Lichen (1)
Thamnolia vermicularis
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (5)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Crow (1)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum viride
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pika (3)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (2)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Saw-wort (1)
Saussurea americana
American Speedwell (2)
Veronica americana
American Thorowax (5)
Bupleurum americanum
American Tree Sparrow (1)
Spizelloides arborea
Anderson's Aster (2)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Arctic Grayling (4)
Thymallus arcticus
Arizona Cinquefoil (2)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (4)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Barrow's Goldeneye (1)
Bucephala islandica
Bearberry (5)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (8)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bighorn Sheep (2)
Ovis canadensis
Black-backed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides arcticus
Black-billed Magpie (1)
Pica hudsonia
Black-capped Chickadee (1)
Poecile atricapillus
Blackfoot Paxillus (1)
Tapinella atrotomentosa
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (3)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Bold Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus audax
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Bourgov's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus bourgovii
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Brook Trout (3)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bear (1)
Ursus arctos
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Bulbous Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (9)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Burbot (3)
Lota lota
Burke's Lupine (1)
Lupinus burkei
Butter-and-eggs (2)
Linaria vulgaris
Californian False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum californicum
Calliope Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Chukar (1)
Alectoris chukar
Clark's Nutcracker (2)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping Pepper-grass (2)
Lepidium perfoliatum
Cliff Swallow (2)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Columbia Spotted Frog (11)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Ground Squirrel (8)
Urocitellus columbianus
Columbian Monkshood (8)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Camassia (6)
Camassia quamash
Common Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Muskrat (1)
Ondatra zibethicus
Common Pokeweed (2)
Phytolacca americana
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Wintergreen (3)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Woolly-sunflower (2)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (6)
Achillea millefolium
Corn-gromwell (1)
Buglossoides arvensis
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (3)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curve-beak Lousewort (13)
Pedicularis contorta
Cushion Phlox (4)
Phlox pulvinata
Cutleaf Anemone (5)
Anemone multifida
Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Junco hyemalis
Devil's Tooth (1)
Hydnellum peckii
Dog Lichen (1)
Peltigera canina
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drummond's Anemone (1)
Anemone drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (8)
Cirsium scariosum
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (2)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Early Coralroot (3)
Corallorhiza trifida
Earth Box (1)
Geopyxis carbonaria
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (1)
Vireo gilvus
Eggleaf Beardtongue (7)
Penstemon ellipticus
Engelmann Spruce (2)
Picea engelmannii
English Sundew (2)
Drosera anglica
Entireleaf Stonecrop (2)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)
Streptopelia decaocto
Explorers' Gentian (13)
Gentiana calycosa
Fairy Slipper (5)
Calypso bulbosa
Felwort (4)
Swertia perennis
Few-flower Shootingstar (2)
Primula pauciflora
Field Pennycress (2)
Thlaspi arvense
Fireweed (12)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Four-line Honeysuckle (4)
Lonicera involucrata
Foxtail Barley (1)
Hordeum jubatum
Franklin's Phacelia (1)
Phacelia franklinii
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (6)
Parnassia fimbriata
Geyer's Onion (1)
Allium geyeri
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (2)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden-Hardhack (9)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (2)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Goldtongue (2)
Orthocarpus tenuifolius
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Great Gray Owl (5)
Strix nebulosa
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Tringa melanoleuca
Green-tongue Liverwort (2)
Marchantia polymorpha
Green-winged Teal (1)
Anas crecca
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (2)
Vaccinium scoparium
Guardian Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum meledonum
Hairy Valerian (1)
Valeriana edulis
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hood's Phlox (2)
Phlox hoodii
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Mountain-avens (4)
Dryas hookeriana
Hooker's Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria racemosa
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Idaho Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes idahoensis
Jeffrey's Shootingstar (2)
Primula jeffreyi
Kentucky Bluegrass (1)
Poa pratensis
King Bolete (1)
Boletus edulis
Kruckeberg's Swordfern (1)
Polystichum kruckebergii
Lake Trout (1)
Salvelinus namaycush
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (11)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (7)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Large-flowered Triteleia (1)
Triteleia grandiflora
Leafy Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis racemosa
Least Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias minimus
Lemhi Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon lemhiensis
Lewis' Monkeyflower (7)
Erythranthe lewisii
Linearleaf Phacelia (1)
Phacelia linearis
Lodgepole Pine (5)
Pinus contorta
Long-stalk Clover (3)
Trifolium longipes
Long-toed Salamander (3)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Longleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica longifolia
Longleaf Phlox (3)
Phlox longifolia
Longleaf Suncup (1)
Taraxia subacaulis
Longnose Sucker (1)
Catostomus catostomus
Lyall's Phacelia (1)
Phacelia lyallii
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Valerian (5)
Valeriana sitchensis
Meadow Goat's-beard (3)
Tragopogon dubius
Mertens' Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Mertens' Sedge (1)
Carex mertensii
Moose (8)
Alces alces
Moss Campion (5)
Silene acaulis
Mountain Arnica (3)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Golden-banner (2)
Thermopsis montana
Mountain Lousewort (5)
Pedicularis pulchella
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia montana
Mountain Whitefish (2)
Prosopium williamsoni
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Narrow-petal Stonecrop (1)
Sedum stenopetalum
Narrowleaf Collomia (2)
Collomia linearis
North American Porcupine (1)
Erethizon dorsatum
North American Red Squirrel (3)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Northern Holly Fern (2)
Polystichum lonchitis
Northern Waterthrush (1)
Parkesia noveboracensis
One-flowered Wintergreen (1)
Moneses uniflora
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (2)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (4)
Pandion haliaetus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Marten (1)
Martes caurina
Pallid Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja pallescens
Parry's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis parryi
Pearly Everlasting (4)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
Dryocopus pileatus
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (1)
Matricaria discoidea
Pink Mountain-heath (3)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Pokeweed mosaic virus (1)
Potyvirus phytolaccae
Prairie Agoseris (1)
Agoseris glauca
Prairie Gentian (2)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie-smoke (4)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (4)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Clematis (1)
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Green-gentian (4)
Frasera albicaulis
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (2)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (3)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Raspberry (1)
Rubus idaeus
Red-tailed Hawk (4)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Aster (2)
Ionactis stenomeres
Rocky Mountain Goat (1)
Oreamnos americanus
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (2)
Ascaphus montanus
Rose Meadowsweet (1)
Spiraea splendens
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Ross' Avens (2)
Geum rossii
Rosy Pussytoes (3)
Antennaria rosea
Rough Harebell (4)
Campanula scabrella
Rough-fruit Mandarin (1)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Rough-legged Hawk (1)
Buteo lagopus
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sand Violet (3)
Viola adunca
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Saskatoon (1)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scaly Hedgehog (5)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scarlet Skyrocket (4)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Showy Green-gentian (10)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja pulchella
Showy Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Slender Bog Orchid (4)
Platanthera stricta
Slender Rock-jasmine (4)
Androsace filiformis
Small Northern Bog Orchid (10)
Platanthera obtusata
Small-flower Anemone (1)
Anemone parviflora
Small-flower Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (5)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Valerian (1)
Valeriana occidentalis
Small-flower Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Smooth Wild Rye (2)
Elymus glaucus
Smooth Woodrush (2)
Luzula hitchcockii
Snow Willow (3)
Salix nivalis
Snowshoe Hare (2)
Lepus americanus
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Saxifrage (5)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spruce Grouse (6)
Canachites canadensis
Sticky Geranium (9)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (2)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Streambank Globemallow (1)
Iliamna rivularis
Streambank Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes odontoloma
Streamside Bluebells (1)
Mertensia ciliata
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Subalpine Fir (4)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Larch (5)
Larix lyallii
Subalpine Larkspur (2)
Delphinium occidentale
Sugarstick (1)
Allotropa virgata
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (10)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Swainson's Hawk (2)
Buteo swainsoni
Tall Cinquefoil (1)
Drymocallis arguta
Tall White Bog Orchid (7)
Platanthera dilatata
Taper-leaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon attenuatus
Three-stamen Rush (1)
Juncus ensifolius
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Timber Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus miser
Towering Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Tufted Hairgrass (1)
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga cespitosa
Tundra Dwarf Birch (1)
Betula glandulosa
Tweedy's Snowlover (12)
Chionophila tweedyi
Twinflower (1)
Linnaea borealis
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Upland Yellow Violet (4)
Viola praemorsa
Utah Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera utahensis
Valley Violet (1)
Viola vallicola
Veery (2)
Catharus fuscescens
Virginia Strawberry (4)
Fragaria virginiana
Viviparous Knotweed (2)
Bistorta vivipara
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Weber's Saw-wort (1)
Saussurea weberi
Western Bell-heather (2)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Deermouse (1)
Peromyscus sonoriensis
Western False Asphodel (2)
Triantha occidentalis
Western Gromwell (3)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (3)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (16)
Xerophyllum tenax
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (6)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Globe-flower (6)
Trollius albiflorus
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Hawkweed (2)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-flowered Rhododendron (1)
Rhododendron albiflorum
White-margined Pussytoes (5)
Antennaria lanata
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
Whitish Gentian (1)
Gentiana algida
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Yellow Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Columbine (8)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow Garden Spider (1)
Argiope aurantia
Yellow Locoweed (2)
Oxytropis campestris
Yellow Mountain-heath (3)
Phyllodoce glanduliflora
Yellow Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus luteus
Yellow Sweet-vetch (5)
Hedysarum sulphurescens
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-headed Blackbird (2)
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
a fungus (2)
Alloclavaria purpurea
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 (4)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (4)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (16)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 8,838 ha
GNR41.8%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 3,835 ha
GNR18.1%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,900 ha
GNR9.0%
GNR7.5%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,514 ha
GNR7.2%
GNR6.5%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 473 ha
GNR2.2%
GNR2.0%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 221 ha
GNR1.0%
GNR0.8%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 135 ha
GNR0.6%
GNR0.6%
0.6%
GNR0.4%
GNR0.4%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 78 ha
0.4%

North Big Hole

North Big Hole Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 52,227 acres