Raymond Peak

Eldorado National Forest · California · 2,518 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (370)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (7)
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad (4)
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
(1)
Heterotrichia versicolor
(1)
Russula smithii
(1)
Monardella ovata
(1)
Anguina balsamophila
(1)
Nostoc parmelioides
(2)
Phyllocoptes didelphis
(1)
Galeropsis polytrichoides
(1)
Boechera platysperma
(1)
Cortinarius fulvescentoideus
(1)
Cortinarius helodes
(1)
Navarretia linearifolia
Alpine Gentian (11)
Gentiana newberryi
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (2)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (6)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Shootingstar (2)
Primula tetrandra
Alpine Spicy Wintergreen (1)
Gaultheria humifusa
American Bistort (3)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (11)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (2)
Falco sparverius
American Pika (1)
Ochotona princeps
American Robin (3)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (2)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Anderson's Thistle (7)
Cirsium andersonii
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (3)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (6)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (5)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Ball-head Standing-cypress (4)
Ipomopsis congesta
Beaked Sedge (2)
Carex utriculata
Belding's Ground Squirrel (3)
Urocitellus beldingi
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (26)
Juniperus grandis
Bitter Cherry (1)
Prunus emarginata
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-backed Woodpecker (3)
Picoides arcticus
Bloomer's Goldenweed (4)
Ericameria bloomeri
Blue Stickseed (2)
Hackelia micrantha
Blunt Stonecrop (14)
Sedum obtusatum
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Bowl Clover (1)
Trifolium cyathiferum
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Branching Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Angelica (8)
Angelica breweri
Brewer's Blackbird (2)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Golden-aster (6)
Doellingeria breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (3)
Phyllodoce breweri
Bridges' Cliffbrake (8)
Pellaea bridgesii
Broadleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus latifolius
Brook Trout (10)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (10)
Letharia columbiana
Bud Saxifrage (4)
Micranthes bryophora
Bufflehead (1)
Bucephala albeola
Bulbous Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (10)
Pedicularis groenlandica
California Blushing Monkeyflower (10)
Erythranthe erubescens
California Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus californica
California Red Fir (5)
Abies magnifica
California Valerian (4)
Valeriana californica
California Waterleaf (2)
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Californian False Hellebore (18)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Goose (2)
Branta canadensis
Canyon Bog Orchid (5)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Carpet Clover (2)
Trifolium monanthum
Carson Valley Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe carsonensisUR
Clark's Nutcracker (3)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Common Merganser (2)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Nighthawk (1)
Chordeiles minor
Common Woolly-sunflower (15)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (7)
Achillea millefolium
Coralline Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe corallina
Coulter's Fleabane (4)
Erigeron coulteri
Cow-parsnip (10)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (3)
Canis latrans
Coyote Wildmint (1)
Monardella villosa
Dark-eyed Junco (4)
Junco hyemalis
Davis' knotweed (5)
Koenigia davisiae
Desert Speckled Dace (9)
Rhinichthys nevadensis
Different-nerve Sedge (1)
Carex heteroneura
Double Honeysuckle (4)
Lonicera conjugialis
Douglas' Squirrel (4)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wormwood (2)
Artemisia douglasiana
Drummond's Anemone (4)
Anemone drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (5)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia arbuscula
Emetic Russula (1)
Russula emetica
Entireleaf Ragwort (3)
Senecio integerrimus
Explorers' Gentian (1)
Gentiana calycosa
Fireweed (7)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Floating Pondweed (1)
Potamogeton natans
Fly Amanita (6)
Amanita muscaria
Forked Woodrush (1)
Luzula divaricata
Four-line Honeysuckle (6)
Lonicera involucrata
Fragile Fern (9)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fremont's Ragwort (1)
Senecio fremontii
Giant Blazingstar (12)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Pinedrops (17)
Pterospora andromedea
Glandular Labrador-tea (5)
Rhododendron columbianum
Gold Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Pleopsidium flavum
Golden Carpet Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum luteolum
Golden Currant (1)
Ribes aureum
Golden Triteleia (15)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden Trout (2)
Oncorhynchus aguabonita
Golden × Rainbow Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus aguabonita × mykiss
Golden-Hardhack (4)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (9)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Granite Prickly-phlox (3)
Linanthus pungens
Gray's Lovage (5)
Ligusticum grayi
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja miniata
Green Rock-posy Lichen (3)
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Green-tongue Liverwort (2)
Marchantia polymorpha
Greenleaf Manzanita (4)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hermit Warbler (2)
Setophaga occidentalis
Hoary Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum incanum
Hoary Pincushion (9)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (4)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Hornemann's Willowherb (1)
Epilobium hornemannii
Hot-rock Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon deustus
Huckleberry Oak (4)
Quercus vacciniifolia
Jeffrey's Pine (3)
Pinus jeffreyi
Juniper Haircap Moss (1)
Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Kellogg's bitterroot (1)
Lewisia kelloggii
King Bolete (1)
Boletus edulis
King's Sandwort (2)
Eremogone kingii
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (3)
Oncorhynchus henshawi
Lahontan Redside (4)
Richardsonius egregius
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (11)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (2)
Collomia grandiflora
Leafy Dwarf Knotweed (1)
Polygonum minimum
Leafy-bracted Aster (2)
Symphyotrichum foliaceum
Least Grapefern (1)
Botrychium simplex
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (42)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Little Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis attollens
Lobb's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Pine (7)
Pinus contorta
Long-stalk Clover (4)
Trifolium longipes
Long-stalked Stitchwort (1)
Stellaria longipes
Long-toed Salamander (11)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis acuminata
Low Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia humilis
Mallard (3)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (3)
Parnassia palustris
Marumleaf Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum marifolium
Mat Lupine (1)
Lupinus breweri
Meadow Barley (3)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Milky Kelloggia (1)
Kelloggia galioides
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (3)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Hemlock (17)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Holly Fern (1)
Polystichum scopulinum
Mountain Quail (1)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain Snowberry (4)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (1)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Whitethorn (3)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Mountain Wildmint (23)
Monardella odoratissima
Mouse-tail Ivesia (5)
Ivesia santolinoides
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (3)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Mud Sedge (2)
Carex limosa
Mule Deer (5)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Buckwheat (14)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrow-flower Lupine (3)
Lupinus angustiflorus
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (6)
Agastache urticifolia
Nevada Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia nevadensis
Nevada Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium nevadense
New World Dyer's Polypore (1)
Phaeolus hispidoides
Newberry's Beardtongue (38)
Penstemon newberryi
Nodding Melicgrass (1)
Melica stricta
Oceanspray (5)
Holodiscus discolor
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
One-flower Bleedinghearts (6)
Dicentra uniflora
One-flower Gentian (7)
Gentianopsis simplex
One-seed Pussy-paws (27)
Calyptridium monospermum
One-sided Wintergreen (5)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (2)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Checker-mallow (3)
Sidalcea oregana
Osprey (2)
Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Treefrog (12)
Pseudacris regilla
Pale Larkspur (2)
Delphinium glaucum
Palmer's Catchfly (2)
Silene bernardina
Parry's Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria parryi
Parry's Rush (2)
Juncus parryi
Pine Grosbeak (3)
Pinicola enucleator
Pine Violet (3)
Viola purpurea
Pine Violet (5)
Viola pinetorum
Pine Woods Horkelia (3)
Horkelia fusca
Pinemat Manzanita (17)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinewoods Lousewort (6)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Pink Alumroot (3)
Heuchera rubescens
Poplar Leaf Gall Mite (1)
Aceria parapopuli
Prairie Agoseris (1)
Agoseris glauca
Prairie Flax (10)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Lupine (5)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Primrose Monkeyflower (11)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Pursh's Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (10)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (2)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Raynolds' Sedge (2)
Carex raynoldsii
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (2)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (10)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Sierra Onion (3)
Allium obtusum
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Ring-necked Duck (1)
Aythya collaris
Rock-fringe Willowherb (1)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rose Meadowsweet (24)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum rosense
Rosy Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-seed Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya flavoculata
Round-spike Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya humilis
Roundleaf Sundew (1)
Drosera rotundifolia
Royal Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (2)
Charina bottae
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Scarlet Skyrocket (38)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Sculpted Puffball (1)
Calvatia sculpta
Shaggy Hawkweed (15)
Hieracium horridum
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria discoidea
Shasta Knotweed (2)
Polygonum shastense
Shining Fleabane (1)
Erigeron barbellulatus
Short-stem Slippery Jack (2)
Suillus brevipes
Showy Green-gentian (13)
Frasera speciosa
Sierra Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Gooseberry (3)
Ribes roezlii
Sierra Jewelflower (25)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Monkeyflower (4)
Diplacus leptaleus
Sierra Nevada Agoseris (1)
Agoseris monticola
Sierra Onion (11)
Allium campanulatum
Sierra Primrose (1)
Primula suffrutescens
Sierra Sanicle (1)
Sanicula graveolens
Sierra Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes aprica
Sierra Stickseed (1)
Hackelia nervosa
Sierra Wallflower (2)
Erysimum perenne
Silky Raillardella (3)
Raillardella argentea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Ragwort (1)
Packera cana
Single-leaf Pine (3)
Pinus monophylla
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (6)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Skunky Monkeyflower (5)
Diplacus mephiticus
Slender Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (1)
Caltha leptosepala
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Slimy Yellow-brown Cortinarius (1)
Cortinarius mucosus
Small Potato (1)
Scleroderma areolatum
Small Tiger Lily (12)
Lilium parvum
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Smooth White Violet (6)
Viola macloskeyi
Snowbank Fairy Helmet (1)
Mycena overholtsii
Snowplant (3)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Coralroot (7)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Sandpiper (6)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (6)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (11)
Phlox diffusa
Spurry Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum spergulinum
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (4)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky Gooseberry (1)
Ribes viscosissimum
Stream Trefoil (1)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Streamside Bluebells (3)
Mertensia ciliata
Subalpine Fleabane (4)
Erigeron glacialis
Sugar Pine (1)
Pinus lambertiana
Sulphur Shelf (1)
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (12)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sunshine Amanita (2)
Amanita aprica
Swamp Whiteheads (6)
Angelica capitellata
Tahoe Lupine (3)
Lupinus meionanthus
Tahoe Sucker (1)
Catostomus tahoensis
Tall Swamp Onion (7)
Allium validum
Tall White Bog Orchid (14)
Platanthera dilatata
Tawny Almond Waxy Cap (1)
Hygrophorus bakerensis
Terrestrial Gartersnake (10)
Thamnophis elegans
Thick-stem Aster (6)
Eurybia integrifolia
Thorny Wire-lettuce (5)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Three-bract Onion (1)
Allium tribracteatum
Three-leaf Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia triphylla
Three-ranked Thread Moss (1)
Meesia triquetra
Tiling's Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tinker's-penny (2)
Hypericum anagalloides
Torrey's Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia torreyi
Townsend's Solitaire (4)
Myadestes townsendi
Tui Chub (2)
Siphateles bicolor
Turpentine Wavewing (1)
Cymopterus terebinthinus
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Veiled Polypore (7)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Velvety Stickseed (2)
Hackelia velutina
Violet-green Swallow (3)
Tachycineta thalassina
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (7)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wapatum Arrowhead (1)
Sagittaria cuneata
Water-leaf Scorpionweed (8)
Phacelia hydrophylloides
Water-plantain Buttercup (4)
Ranunculus alismifolius
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (6)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (5)
Ribes cereum
Waxy Checker-mallow (23)
Sidalcea glaucescens
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (13)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (4)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Grebe (1)
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Mountain Aster (2)
Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Western Pasqueflower (5)
Pulsatilla occidentalis
Western Peony (2)
Paeonia brownii
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (5)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Wallflower (2)
Erysimum capitatum
Western White Pine (9)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (2)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Hawkweed (4)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-head Mule's-ears (3)
Wyethia helianthoides
White-margin Knotweed (1)
Polygonum polygaloides
White-veined Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola picta
Whitney's Bristleweed (2)
Hazardia whitneyi
Whitney's Milkvetch (8)
Astragalus whitneyi
Whitney's Sedge (2)
Carex whitneyi
Williamson's Sapsucker (7)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardellina pusilla
Woolly Mule's-ears (21)
Wyethia mollis
Woolly-flower Gooseberry (2)
Ribes lasianthum
Wright's Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Navarretia (7)
Navarretia breweri
Yellow-bellied Marmot (4)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-staining Collomia (7)
Collomia tinctoria
a bolete fungus (2)
Boletus subalpinus
a fungus (1)
Boletus fibrillosus
a fungus (1)
Amanita alpinicola
a fungus (1)
Melampsorella elatina
a fungus (6)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (1)
Rhizopogon cinnamomeus
a fungus (1)
Russula mustelina
a fungus (1)
Xerocomellus atropurpureus
a fungus (1)
Xeromphalina cauticinalis
a fungus (1)
Clitocybe glacialis
a fungus (1)
Chrysomphalina aurantiaca
a fungus (2)
Cortinarius pinguis
a fungus (3)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (1)
Entoloma holoconiotum
a fungus (1)
Calbovista subsculpta
a fungus (1)
Gastroboletus ruber
a fungus (1)
Guepiniopsis alpina
a fungus (1)
Lactarius sphagneti
a fungus (3)
Laetiporus conifericola
a jumping spider (1)
Habronattus amicus
watermelon snow (2)
Chlamydomonas nivalis
Federally Listed Species (9)

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 Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Other Species of Concern (14)

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

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
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.

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (7)

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

GNR41.5%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 195 ha
GNR19.2%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 127 ha
GNR12.5%
California Red Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 76 ha
GNR7.5%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 60 ha
5.9%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 48 ha
GNR4.7%

Raymond Peak

Raymond Peak Roadless Area

Eldorado National Forest, California · 2,518 acres