Rock Canyon

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 16,457 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (77)

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

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Heterotheca cinerascens
Aladdin's-slippers (1)
Astragalus amphioxys
American Coot (1)
Fulica americana
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis arizonica
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bedstraw Milkweed (3)
Asclepias subverticillata
Bewick's Wren (1)
Thryomanes bewickii
Brook-pimpernel (1)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Bufflehead (1)
Bucephala albeola
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Cliff Swallow (4)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Sunflower (1)
Helianthus annuus
Desert Gooseberry (1)
Ribes velutinum
Desert Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma iodius
Desert paintbrush (1)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (1)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Nannopterum auritum
Eared Grebe (3)
Podiceps nigricollis
Eaton's Firecracker (2)
Penstemon eatonii
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Green Sunfish (2)
Lepomis cyanellus
Green-winged Teal (1)
Anas crecca
Greenleaf Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hooker's Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza hispidula
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Lark Sparrow (1)
Chondestes grammacus
Lucy's Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis luciae
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone munita
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Nevada Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium nevadense
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1)
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Northern Shoveler (1)
Spatula clypeata
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus nuttallii
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Owens Valley Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon confusus
Purple Missionbells (3)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Ring-necked Duck (4)
Aythya collaris
Rock Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Searls' Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea searlsiae
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Single-leaf Pine (1)
Pinus monophylla
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Smallmouth Bass (3)
Micropterus dolomieu
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Virile Crayfish (2)
Faxonius virilis
Weak-stem Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus flexuosus
Western Bluebird (2)
Sialia mexicana
Western Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Rattlesnake (4)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Whipple Cholla (1)
Cylindropuntia whipplei
White Pine Skullcap (1)
Scutellaria sapphirina
White-faced Ibis (1)
Plegadis chihi
White-stem Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys albens
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Yellow Navarretia (1)
Navarretia breweri
Federally Listed Species (4)

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.

California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
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.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

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
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (10)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 5,137 ha
GNR77.1%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 572 ha
GNR8.6%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 371 ha
G35.6%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 163 ha
GNR2.4%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 106 ha
1.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 90 ha
GNR1.3%
Great Basin Semi-Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 54 ha
GNR0.8%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 28 ha
G20.4%
G30.2%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 8 ha
G30.1%

Rock Canyon

Rock Canyon Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 16,457 acres