Rock Creek West

Inyo National Forest · California · 3,626 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (492)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (3)
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine (17)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad (2)
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
(2)
Monardella linoides
(1)
Boechera howellii
(2)
Boechera stricta
(1)
Uroctonus franckei
(2)
Phyllocoptes didelphis
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
Alkali Sacaton (1)
Sporobolus airoides
Alpine Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Bog Laurel (16)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Gentian (15)
Gentiana newberryi
Alpine Goldenrod (15)
Solidago multiradiata
Alpine Hulsea (9)
Hulsea algida
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (7)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (15)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Sheep Sorrel (3)
Rumex paucifolius
Alpine Speedwell (4)
Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Willow (2)
Salix petrophila
American Beaver (8)
Castor canadensis
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (11)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (4)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Kestrel (4)
Falco sparverius
American Pika (3)
Ochotona princeps
American Pipit (1)
Anthus rubescens
American Purple Vetch (8)
Vicia americana
American Robin (8)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Speedwell (2)
Veronica americana
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Anderson's Aster (1)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Anderson's Buttercup (5)
Ranunculus andersonii
Anderson's Clover (5)
Trifolium andersonii
Anderson's Thistle (9)
Cirsium andersonii
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Antelope Bitterbrush (29)
Purshia tridentata
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (18)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (5)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Aspen Roughstem (3)
Leccinum insigne
Bailey's Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum baileyi
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Ball-head Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis congesta
Baltic Rush (2)
Juncus balticus
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (9)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Beaked Beardtongue (36)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Beardless Lyme Grass (1)
Leymus triticoides
Beavertail Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia basilaris
Belding's Ground Squirrel (8)
Urocitellus beldingi
Big Sagebrush (12)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (59)
Juniperus grandis
Bighorn Sheep (6)
Ovis canadensis
Bitter Cherry (1)
Prunus emarginata
Black Cottonwood (11)
Populus trichocarpa
Black Cottonwood (2)
Populus nigra
Black-chinned Hummingbird (2)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-crowned Night Heron (1)
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Grosbeak (2)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue False Gilia (1)
Allophyllum gilioides
Blunt Stonecrop (1)
Sedum obtusatum
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (5)
Elymus elymoides
Bouncing-bet (1)
Saponaria officinalis
Bracken Fern (2)
Pteridium aquilinum
Branching Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia ramosissima
Break Gilia (2)
Gilia brecciarum
Brewer's Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea breweri
Brewer's Fleabane (3)
Erigeron breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (8)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (15)
Phyllodoce breweri
Brewer's Sedge (1)
Carex breweri
Brittle Spineflower (3)
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Brook Trout (14)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (2)
Certhia americana
Brown Trout (14)
Salmo trutta
Brown-eye Suncup (3)
Chylismia claviformis
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (39)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (9)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (4)
Icterus bullockii
Buxbaum's Sedge (3)
Carex buxbaumii
California Blue-eyed-grass (2)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Blushing Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe erubescens
California Coffeeberry (1)
Frangula californica
California Quail (4)
Callipepla californica
California Rose (1)
Rosa californica
California Tansy-mustard (1)
Descurainia californica
California evening primrose (2)
Oenothera avita
Californian False Hellebore (26)
Veratrum californicum
Canyon Bog Orchid (3)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Carpet Clover (4)
Trifolium monanthum
Carson City Larkspur (2)
Delphinium andersonii
Cassin's Finch (2)
Haemorhous cassinii
Catchweed Bedstraw (1)
Galium aparine
Cespitose Rockmat (1)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (8)
Montia chamissoi
Cheatgrass (5)
Bromus tectorum
Chilean Sweet-cicely (3)
Osmorhiza berteroi
Clark's Nutcracker (25)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (5)
Apocynum cannabinum
Clement's Mountain-parsley (1)
Oreonana clementis
Cliff Jamesia (2)
Jamesia americana
Clokey's Fleabane (2)
Erigeron clokeyi
Clubmoss Ivesia (5)
Ivesia lycopodioides
Columbian Monkshood (42)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Blue-mustard (1)
Chorispora tenella
Common Coral Slime (1)
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Common Dandelion (2)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Mare's-tail (1)
Hippuris vulgaris
Common Mullein (9)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Pill-bug (1)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium monandrum
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (10)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Shepherd's Purse (1)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Side-blotched Lizard (6)
Uta stansburiana
Common Woolly-sunflower (5)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (38)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Fleabane (19)
Erigeron coulteri
Coville's Lupine (1)
Lupinus covillei
Cow-parsnip (3)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (6)
Canis latrans
Coyote Gily-flower (1)
Aliciella triodon
Coyote Tobacco (4)
Nicotiana attenuata
Creeping Beardtongue (11)
Penstemon davidsonii
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Crisped Thelypody (2)
Thelypodium crispum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (49)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly Bluegrass (1)
Poa secunda
Cutleaf Owl's-clover (4)
Castilleja lacera
Dagger-pod (1)
Anelsonia eurycarpa
Dark-eyed Junco (19)
Junco hyemalis
Dark-red Onion (2)
Allium atrorubens
Davidson's Missionbells (10)
Fritillaria pinetorum
Desert Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert Mountain Phlox (14)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Night Lizard (1)
Xantusia vigilis
Desert Peach (15)
Prunus andersonii
Desert paintbrush (7)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (19)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Different-nerve Sedge (1)
Carex heteroneura
Dog Vomit Slime Mold (1)
Fuligo septica
Douglas' Sedge (5)
Carex douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (7)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wormwood (2)
Artemisia douglasiana
Drummond's Anemone (1)
Anemone drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (2)
Cirsium scariosum
Dwarf Cheeseweed (1)
Malva neglecta
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Phlox (5)
Phlox condensata
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (2)
Vireo gilvus
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Entireleaf Ragwort (5)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (10)
Rhodiola integrifolia
False Monkeyflower (2)
Mimetanthe pilosa
Father Crowley's Lupine (3)
Lupinus padre-crowleyi
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Few-flower Meadowrue (7)
Thalictrum sparsiflorum
Few-flower Ragwort (1)
Packera pauciflora
Few-seeded Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba oligosperma
Field Horsetail (5)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (117)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-spine Bursage (3)
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Fly Amanita (9)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (20)
Lonicera involucrata
Fox Sparrow (1)
Passerella iliaca
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Garden Asparagus (1)
Asparagus officinalis
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Glandular Labrador-tea (22)
Rhododendron columbianum
Glandular Layia (1)
Layia glandulosa
Golden-Hardhack (23)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (19)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Gophersnake (6)
Pituophis catenifer
Graceful Cinquefoil (6)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (14)
Linanthus pungens
Grassy Tarweed (1)
Madia gracilis
Gray Ball Sage (10)
Salvia dorrii
Gray Fox (2)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray Gilia (5)
Gilia cana
Gray Horsebrush (7)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray's Lovage (1)
Ligusticum grayi
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (2)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Great Basin Wildrye (3)
Leymus cinereus
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (25)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Roadrunner (4)
Geococcyx californianus
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green Mormon-tea (1)
Ephedra viridis
Green-tailed Towhee (4)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenleaf Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos patula
Heller's Sedge (1)
Carex helleri
Herb Sophia (1)
Descurainia sophia
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum incanum
Hoary Pincushion (4)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Sagebrush (6)
Artemisia cana
Hoary Tansy-aster (7)
Dieteria canescens
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (2)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Evening-primrose (7)
Oenothera elata
Interior Bush Lupine (1)
Lupinus excubitus
Inyo Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon papillatus
Inyo Meadow Lupine (9)
Lupinus pratensis
Jeffrey's Pine (15)
Pinus jeffreyi
Jointed-spike Sedge (2)
Carex athrostachya
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Kelley's Lily (40)
Lilium kelleyanum
King Bladderpod (1)
Physaria kingii
King Bolete (9)
Boletus edulis
King's Bird's-beak (2)
Cordylanthus kingii
King's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone kingii
Largeleaf Avens (4)
Geum macrophyllum
Leafy Leopardbane (1)
Arnica chamissonis
Least Grapefern (1)
Botrychium simplex
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (42)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Indian-paintbrush (10)
Castilleja lemmonii
Lemmon's Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba lemmonii
Lesser Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola minor
Lewis' River Suncup (1)
Camissonia parvula
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Lilac Mycena (1)
Mycena pura
Limber Pine (1)
Pinus flexilis
Little Elephant's-head (20)
Pedicularis attollens
Lobb's Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Pine (32)
Pinus contorta
Lone Pine Beardtongue (9)
Penstemon patens
Lone Pine Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus sepultipes
Long-stalk Clover (9)
Trifolium longipes
Long-stalked Stitchwort (3)
Stellaria longipes
Longleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica longifolia
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis acuminata
Low Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia humilis
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (5)
Parnassia palustris
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Deathcamas (2)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (6)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Milky Kelloggia (3)
Kelloggia galioides
Mojave Desert Whitethorn (4)
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Mojave Sandwort (1)
Eremogone ferrisiae
Mono Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla pseudosericea
Mono Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus monoensis
Mottled Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mount Lyell Salamander (1)
Hydromantes platycephalus
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (10)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Hemlock (4)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Marsh Larkspur (1)
Delphinium polycladon
Mountain Pincushion (3)
Chaenactis alpigena
Mountain Quail (1)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain Snowberry (9)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (5)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Wildmint (14)
Monardella odoratissima
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (3)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Muir's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia muirii
Mule Deer (10)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (18)
Argemone munita
Naked Buckwheat (20)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Angelica (35)
Angelica lineariloba
Narrowleaf Collomia (2)
Collomia linearis
Narrowleaf Milkweed (2)
Asclepias fascicularis
Narrowleaf Willow (3)
Salix exigua
Needle-and-Thread (6)
Hesperostipa comata
Nevada Desert-parsley (2)
Lomatium nevadense
Newberry's Beardtongue (35)
Penstemon newberryi
Nighcrawler (2)
Lumbricus terrestris
Nodding Melicgrass (4)
Melica stricta
Northern Flicker (4)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Pintail (1)
Anas acuta
Northern Scorpion (12)
Paruroctonus boreus
Oceanspray (3)
Holodiscus discolor
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
One-seed Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium monospermum
One-sided Wintergreen (5)
Orthilia secunda
Onion-flowered Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum latens
Orchard Grass (3)
Dactylis glomerata
Oregon Bitterroot (5)
Lewisia rediviva
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Treefrog (24)
Pseudacris regilla
Palmer's Catchfly (2)
Silene bernardina
Panamint Rattlesnake (2)
Crotalus stephensi
Panhandle Prickly-pear (20)
Opuntia polyacantha
Panther Amanita (1)
Amanita pantherina
Parry's Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria parryi
Parry's Rush (1)
Juncus parryi
Patis Onion (16)
Allium bisceptrum
Peirson Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja peirsonii
Peirson's Goldenweed (4)
Tonestus peirsonii
Perennial Pea (1)
Lathyrus latifolius
Pine Violet (5)
Viola purpurea
Pinewoods Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Pink Alumroot (10)
Heuchera rubescens
Pink Wintergreen (3)
Pyrola asarifolia
Pinnate Tansy-mustard (1)
Descurainia pinnata
Pinyon Jay (3)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Piñon Deermouse (1)
Peromyscus truei
Plums and Custard (1)
Tricholomopsis rutilans
Poor-man's Pepper-grass (2)
Lepidium virginicum
Poplar Leaf Gall Mite (13)
Aceria parapopuli
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Skeletonplant (1)
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Primrose Monkeyflower (44)
Erythranthe primuloides
Pumice Hulsea (1)
Hulsea vestita
Purple Ivesia (14)
Horkeliella congdonis
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Purple Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia rubra
Pursh's Milkvetch (17)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy Fleabane (10)
Erigeron pygmaeus
Pygmy Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium pygmaeum
Quaking Aspen (54)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (13)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rambling Fleabane (1)
Erigeron vagus
Raven's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus ravenii
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron aphanactis
Red Baneberry (2)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (5)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Sierra Onion (1)
Allium obtusum
Red-breasted Sapsucker (5)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-osier Dogwood (4)
Cornus sericea
Red-ray Hulsea (6)
Hulsea heterochroma
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk (4)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (12)
Geranium richardsonii
Ring-necked Duck (1)
Aythya collaris
Rock Groundsel (1)
Packera werneriifolia
Rock Ivesia (2)
Ivesia saxosa
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rock-fringe Willowherb (3)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rose Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon floridus
Rose Meadowsweet (3)
Spiraea splendens
Rosette Tiquilia (4)
Tiquilia nuttallii
Rosy Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum rosense
Rosy Pussytoes (7)
Antennaria rosea
Royal Beardtongue (13)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (5)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (12)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rydberg's Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sacramento Perch (4)
Archoplites interruptus
San Francisco Broomrape (2)
Aphyllon franciscanum
Sargent's Catchfly (5)
Silene sargentii
Say's Phoebe (2)
Sayornis saya
Scallop-leaf Lousewort (3)
Pedicularis crenulata
Scarlet Skyrocket (50)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scented Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon palmeri
Seashore Saltgrass (2)
Distichlis spicata
Shaggy Hawkweed (2)
Hieracium horridum
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria discoidea
Shining Goldenweed (3)
Pyrrocoma apargioides
Shockley's Ivesia (3)
Ivesia shockleyi
Short-ray Fleabane (4)
Erigeron lonchophyllus
Short-stem Slippery Jack (7)
Suillus brevipes
Showy Green-gentian (9)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Milkweed (9)
Asclepias speciosa
Showy Tarweed (1)
Madia elegans
Sierra Beardtongue (21)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Chinquapin (12)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Columbine (24)
Aquilegia pubescens
Sierra Gentian (29)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Sierra Gooseberry (1)
Ribes roezlii
Sierra Jacob's-ladder (5)
Polemonium eximium
Sierra Jewelflower (1)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Nevada Draba (2)
Draba sierrae
Sierra Podistera (2)
Podistera nevadensis
Sierra Rush (1)
Juncus nevadensis
Sierra Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes aprica
Sierra Wallflower (3)
Erysimum perenne
Sierra Woodrush (1)
Luzula orestera
Silky Raillardella (5)
Raillardella argentea
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Silvery Ragwort (1)
Packera cana
Single-head Goldenweed (4)
Ericameria suffruticosa
Single-leaf Pine (34)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Bog Arrow-grass (2)
Triglochin palustris
Slender Buckwheat (12)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender Whitlowgrass (3)
Draba albertina
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (6)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Grass-of-parnassus (1)
Parnassia parviflora
Small-flower Gymnosteris (1)
Gymnosteris parvula
Small-fruit Bulrush (1)
Scirpus microcarpus
Small-head Clover (2)
Trifolium microcephalum
Small-wing Sedge (1)
Carex microptera
Smooth Desert-dandelion (1)
Malacothrix glabrata
Smooth Scouring-rush (2)
Equisetum laevigatum
Smooth White Violet (2)
Viola macloskeyi
Soft-leaf Muhly (4)
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Sooty Grouse (3)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spiny-leaf Sowthistle (1)
Sonchus asper
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (25)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (1)
Phlox diffusa
Spring Birch (24)
Betula occidentalis
Stalked Fleabane (2)
Erigeron algidus
Starflower Solomon's-plume (24)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (16)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (14)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Straightleaf Rush (1)
Juncus orthophyllus
Stream Trefoil (2)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Streambank Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes odontoloma
Striped Skunk (2)
Mephitis mephitis
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Subalpine Fleabane (5)
Erigeron glacialis
Subarctic Ladyfern (3)
Athyrium filix-femina
Suksdorf's Monkeyflower (5)
Erythranthe suksdorfii
Sulphur Tuft (2)
Hypholoma fasciculare
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (46)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sunshine Amanita (2)
Amanita aprica
Swamp Whiteheads (56)
Angelica capitellata
Tall Swamp Onion (37)
Allium validum
Tall Tumble-mustard (2)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Tall White Bog Orchid (41)
Platanthera dilatata
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum elatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thorny Wire-lettuce (5)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Threadleaf Sedge (2)
Carex filifolia
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tiger Whiptail (3)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Tinker's-penny (1)
Hypericum anagalloides
Tobacco Ceanothus (5)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tolmie's Saxifrage (9)
Micranthes tolmiei
Townsend's Solitaire (5)
Myadestes townsendi
Transmontane Sand-verbena (6)
Abronia turbinata
Tree-lined Oxytheca (2)
Oxytheca dendroidea
Two-color Scorpionweed (14)
Phacelia bicolor
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Valley Lessingia (2)
Lessingia glandulifera
Vasey's Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia intermedia
Ventana Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia congesta
Virginia Strawberry (24)
Fragaria virginiana
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (6)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Washoe Scorpionweed (5)
Phacelia curvipes
Washoe Suncup (1)
Camissonia pusilla
Watson's Spikemoss (4)
Selaginella watsonii
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (20)
Ribes cereum
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Bell-heather (14)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Blue Iris (40)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (43)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (18)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gentian (8)
Frasera puberulenta
Western Gray Squirrel (1)
Sciurus griseus
Western Jacob's-ladder (12)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Joepye-weed (2)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Marsh Cudweed (1)
Gnaphalium palustre
Western Rattlesnake (3)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Skink (1)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Western St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum scouleri
Western Sweet-cicely (2)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Wallflower (3)
Erysimum capitatum
Western White Pine (4)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (2)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Goosefoot (1)
Chenopodium album
White Sagebrush (4)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White-bract Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia montana
White-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (12)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-stem Hedge-nettle (2)
Stachys albens
White-tailed Ptarmigan (1)
Lagopus leucura
Whitestem Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia albicaulis
Wilcox's Eriastrum (6)
Eriastrum wilcoxii
Williamson's Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wingnut Cat's-eye (1)
Cryptantha pterocarya
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Wood Beauty (4)
Drymocallis lactea
Woods' Rose (19)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (27)
Wyethia mollis
Woolly Sedge (2)
Carex pellita
Wright's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (28)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yard Knotweed (1)
Polygonum aviculare
Yellow Navarretia (3)
Navarretia breweri
Yellow-bellied Marmot (2)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (17)
Setophaga coronata
Yosemite Millipede (2)
Californiulus yosemitensis
a fungus (2)
Puccinia monoica
a fungus (8)
Neolentinus ponderosus
blue dicks (2)
Dipterostemon capitatus
chocolate drops (15)
Caulanthus sierrae
glandular lewisia (1)
Lewisia glandulosa
Federally Listed Species (14)

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.

Owens Pupfish
Cyprinodon radiosusEndangered
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
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
Owens Tui Chub
Gila bicolor ssp. snyderi
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (22)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
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
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (21)

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 Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (13)

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

Mediterranean California Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 276 ha
18.8%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 203 ha
GNR13.9%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 186 ha
GNR12.7%
Sierra Nevada Alpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 179 ha
GNR12.2%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 175 ha
GNR11.9%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 144 ha
9.8%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 55 ha
GNR3.8%
GNR3.7%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 34 ha
GNR2.3%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 34 ha
GNR2.3%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 32 ha
GNR2.2%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 18 ha
G31.2%

Rock Creek West

Rock Creek West Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 3,626 acres