Sheep Mountain

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 31,584 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (35)

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

American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American Bistort (3)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Harebell (1)
Campanula rotundifolia
American Silverberry (1)
Elaeagnus commutata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bushy-tailed Woodrat (1)
Neotoma cinerea
Clustered Leatherflower (3)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbia Spotted Frog (3)
Rana luteiventris
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Thistle (1)
Cirsium arvense
Fernleaf Lousewort (3)
Pedicularis cystopteridifolia
Geyer's Onion (1)
Allium geyeri
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (3)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Long-stalk Clover (1)
Trifolium longipes
Many-flowered Phlox (1)
Phlox multiflora
Northern Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Prairie-smoke (2)
Geum triflorum
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace septentrionalis
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Short-stem Onion (2)
Allium brevistylum
Showy Green-gentian (3)
Frasera speciosa
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Small-flower Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Sticky Geranium (2)
Geranium viscosissimum
Swainson's Hawk (1)
Buteo swainsoni
Taper-tip Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium attenuatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (17)
Thamnophis elegans
Two-lobe Speedwell (1)
Veronica biloba
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Yellow Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum flavum
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 (15)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger surinamenisis
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (13)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 3,622 ha
GNR28.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,595 ha
GNR28.1%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,080 ha
GNR16.3%
GNR10.3%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 531 ha
GNR4.2%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 508 ha
4.0%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 429 ha
GNR3.4%
GNR1.6%
GNR1.6%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 79 ha
GNR0.6%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 62 ha
GNR0.5%
G30.1%
G30.0%

Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 31,584 acres