Sheep Mountain

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Wyoming · 17,626 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (211)

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

Wyoming Toad (3)
Anaxyrus baxteriEndangered
(1)
Anticlea elegans
Alpine Speedwell (1)
Veronica wormskjoldii
American Badger (2)
Taxidea taxus
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (1)
Fulica americana
American Dragonhead (1)
Dracocephalum parviflorum
American Goldfinch (1)
Spinus tristis
American Mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium americanum
American Pasqueflower (2)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Sea-blite (1)
Suaeda calceoliformis
American Wigeon (1)
Mareca americana
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (1)
Petasites frigidus
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (5)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Black Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia nova
Black-billed Magpie (6)
Pica hudsonia
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Bohemian Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla garrulus
Brewer's Bittercress (1)
Cardamine breweri
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bristly-stalked Sedge (1)
Carex leptalea
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Butter-and-eggs (1)
Linaria vulgaris
California Gull (2)
Larus californicus
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Canada Violet (1)
Viola canadensis
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (1)
Montia chamissoi
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Colorado Tansy-aster (1)
Xanthisma coloradoense
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Comb-like Evening-primrose (2)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Common Loon (1)
Gavia immer
Common Mare's-tail (1)
Hippuris vulgaris
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Cougar (2)
Puma concolor
Coyote (2)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Creeted Cat's-eye (3)
Oreocarya thyrsiflora
Curved Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum arcuatum
Dalmatian Toadflax (1)
Linaria dalmatica
Davis Mountain Stickseed (2)
Hackelia floribunda
Desert Skeletonplant (1)
Stephanomeria runcinata
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dropleaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum exilifolium
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Grouse (2)
Dendragapus obscurus
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus tyrannus
False Puffball (1)
Reticularia lycoperdon
Fendler's Ragwort (1)
Packera fendleri
Field Mint (1)
Mentha arvensis
Field Pennycress (1)
Thlaspi arvense
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flexible Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus flexuosus
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Franklin's Gull (1)
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Gardner's Saltbush (1)
Atriplex gardneri
Giant Pinedrops (5)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (4)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Gray Catbird (1)
Dumetella carolinensis
Gray Horsebrush (4)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Green Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virens
Green-flower Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola chlorantha
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenhead Coneflower (2)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Ground-plum (2)
Astragalus crassicarpus
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Hair-like Sedge (1)
Carex capillaris
Hairy Valerian (1)
Valeriana edulis
Handsome Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria pulcherrima
Harsh False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Hoary Pincushion (4)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Willow (2)
Salix candida
Hood's Phlox (2)
Phlox hoodii
Hooded Merganser (1)
Lophodytes cucullatus
Hooker's Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia hookeri
House Sparrow (1)
Passer domesticus
Inland Sedge (1)
Carex interior
King Eider (1)
Somateria spectabilis
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (4)
Sedum lanceolatum
Larch-leaf Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon laricifolius
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Limber Pine (1)
Pinus flexilis
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Mallard (4)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia glomerata
Moose (4)
Alces alces
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Mule Deer (27)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon angustifolius
Narrowleaf Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum angustifolium
Narrowleaf Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus pectinatus
Nebraska Sedge (1)
Carex nebrascensis
Needleleaf Sedge (1)
Carex duriuscula
Northern Flicker (3)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Green Rush (1)
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Yellow Warbler (2)
Setophaga aestiva
Oregon Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Loon (1)
Gavia pacifica
Pale Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera pallida
Panhandle Prickly-pear (6)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus parryi
Pineywoods Geranium (1)
Geranium caespitosum
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Prairie Gentian (2)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia frigida
Pronghorn (18)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red Glasswort (1)
Salicornia rubra
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-billed Gull (2)
Larus delawarensis
Rock Groundsel (1)
Packera werneriifolia
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea neomexicana
Rocky Mountain Oxytrope (2)
Oxytropis multiceps
Rough-rib Harbouria (2)
Harbouria trachypleura
Rubber Rabbitbrush (3)
Ericameria nauseosa
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sand Violet (2)
Viola adunca
Sandhill Crane (2)
Antigone canadensis
Saskatoon (2)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scarlet Skyrocket (4)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Short Sedge (1)
Carex rossii
Short-stem Onion (1)
Allium brevistylum
Showy Green-gentian (11)
Frasera speciosa
Side-bells Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Silky Orophaca (1)
Astragalus sericoleucus
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Silvery Ragwort (1)
Packera cana
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (18)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (1)
Araniella displicata
Slender Bog Arrow-grass (1)
Triglochin palustris
Slender Cotton-grass (3)
Eriophorum gracile
Slender Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace filiformis
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Grass-of-parnassus (1)
Parnassia parviflora
Small-flower Valerian (1)
Valeriana occidentalis
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spinystar (4)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Stemless Point-vetch (5)
Oxytropis lambertii
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (3)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Streambank Globemallow (1)
Iliamna rivularis
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Ten-petal Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia decapetala
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Threadleaf Water-crowfoot (1)
Ranunculus trichophyllus
Three-tip Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tripartita
Tiger Trout (1)
Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Tree Swallow (4)
Tachycineta bicolor
Turkey Vulture (2)
Cathartes aura
Two-grooved Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus bisulcatus
Upland Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon saxosorum
Upright Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida columnifera
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Veery (1)
Catharus fuscescens
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wand Cat's-eye (5)
Oreocarya virgata
Wapiti (4)
Cervus canadensis
Western Blue Iris (3)
Iris missouriensis
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
Whip-root Clover (1)
Trifolium dasyphyllum
White Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea candida
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
White-tailed Jackrabbit (3)
Lepus townsendii
White-winged Scoter (1)
Melanitta deglandi
Wilson's Phalarope (3)
Phalaropus tricolorUR
Winged Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum alatum
Winter-fat (1)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Wyoming Ground Squirrel (7)
Urocitellus elegans
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja flava
Yellow Owl's-clover (2)
Orthocarpus luteus
Yellow Perch (1)
Perca flavescens
Yellow-bellied Marmot (3)
Marmota flaviventris
Federally Listed Species (8)

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.

Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albusEndangered
Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid
Platanthera praeclaraThreatened
Wyoming Toad
Anaxyrus baxteriEndangered
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodusE, T
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Whooping Crane
Grus americanaE, XN
Other Species of Concern (16)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
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 (16)

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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (15)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,939 ha
GNR41.2%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,665 ha
GNR23.4%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 417 ha
GNR5.8%
GNR5.7%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 393 ha
G35.5%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 286 ha
GNR4.0%
Wyoming Basin Dwarf Sagebrush
Shrub / Shrubland · 254 ha
GNR3.6%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 218 ha
GNR3.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 91 ha
G21.3%
GNR1.2%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 78 ha
GNR1.1%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 10 ha
G30.1%
G30.1%
G30.1%

Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain Roadless Area

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Wyoming · 17,626 acres