Sheep Mountain - Stateline

Lolo National Forest · Montana · 37,844 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (166)

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

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Anticlea elegans
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American False Hellebore (4)
Veratrum viride
American Saw-wort (7)
Saussurea americana
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Blue-joint Reedgrass (1)
Calamagrostis canadensis
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Bordered Orbweaver (1)
Larinioides patagiatus
Bristly Black Currant (2)
Ribes lacustre
Bull Elephant's-head (2)
Pedicularis groenlandica
California Polemonium (1)
Polemonium californicum
Californian False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canadian Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus canadensis
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clasping Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Clustered Lady's-slipper (2)
Cypripedium fasciculatum
Coeur d'Alene Salamander (1)
Plethodon idahoensis
Columbian Ground Squirrel (1)
Urocitellus columbianus
Columbian Monkshood (8)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sneezeweed (1)
Helenium autumnale
Common St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Wintergreen (4)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Mazegill (1)
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Bellflower (1)
Campanula rapunculoides
Creeping Oregon-grape (4)
Berberis repens
Curve-beak Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis contorta
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Douglas-fir (4)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas-fir Cone Mushroom (1)
Strobilurus trullisatus
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Elegant Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus elegans
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Explorers' Gentian (6)
Gentiana calycosa
Four-line Honeysuckle (3)
Lonicera involucrata
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (4)
Parnassia fimbriata
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden-Hardhack (2)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Goldenrod Crab Spider (3)
Misumena vatia
Grand Fir (4)
Abies grandis
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary False Alyssum (2)
Berteroa incana
Hoary Marmot (4)
Marmota caligata
Jeffrey's Shootingstar (1)
Primula jeffreyi
Lace Foamflower (4)
Tiarella trifoliata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (3)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (4)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lazuli Bunting (2)
Passerina amoena
Leafy Lousewort (3)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lewis' Mock Orange (2)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Lung Lichen (1)
Lobaria pulmonaria
Marsh Valerian (2)
Valeriana sitchensis
Mountain Arnica (1)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Hemlock (4)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium montanum
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mourning Dove (1)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Nordmann's Orbweaver (2)
Araneus nordmanni
North American Red Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Holly Fern (2)
Polystichum lonchitis
Northern Pikeminnow (1)
Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Northern Pocket Gopher (1)
Thomomys talpoides
Northern Red Belt (1)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Nuttall's Ragwort (1)
Senecio megacephalus
One-sided Wintergreen (3)
Orthilia secunda
Oregon Boxleaf (1)
Paxistima myrsinites
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Treefrog (2)
Pseudacris regilla
Pearly Everlasting (5)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pileated Woodpecker (2)
Dryocopus pileatus
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pink Mountain-heath (6)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Piper's Anemone (1)
Anemonoides piperi
Ponderosa Pine (3)
Pinus ponderosa
Purple Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia rubra
Red Baneberry (3)
Actaea rubra
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea
Red-stem Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rubra
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Goat (2)
Oreamnos americanus
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (2)
Ascaphus montanus
Rose Meadowsweet (6)
Spiraea splendens
Rough Horsetail (1)
Equisetum hyemale
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Ruffed Grouse (1)
Bonasa umbellus
Russian Leafy Spurge (1)
Euphorbia virgata
Sand Violet (2)
Viola adunca
Saskatoon (7)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scaly Vase Chanterelle (1)
Turbinellus floccosus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scouler's Willow (1)
Salix scouleriana
Showy Milkweed (2)
Asclepias speciosa
Siberian Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia sibirica
Single-flowered Clintonia (5)
Clintonia uniflora
Slender Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera stricta
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spruce Grouse (1)
Canachites canadensis
Square-twigged Huckleberry (3)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Streambank Globemallow (2)
Iliamna rivularis
Subarctic Ladyfern (2)
Athyrium filix-femina
Tall White Bog Orchid (3)
Platanthera dilatata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (3)
Rubus parviflorus
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Twinflower (1)
Linnaea borealis
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Wapiti (6)
Cervus canadensis
Water Puffball (1)
Lycoperdon perlatum
Western Bluebird (2)
Sialia mexicana
Western Coneflower (6)
Rudbeckia occidentalis
Western Deermouse (1)
Peromyscus sonoriensis
Western False Asphodel (2)
Triantha occidentalis
Western Goldthread (2)
Coptis occidentalis
Western Larch (6)
Larix occidentalis
Western Pasqueflower (5)
Pulsatilla occidentalis
Western Red-cedar (4)
Thuja plicata
Western Roughleaf Violet (3)
Viola orbiculata
Western St. John's-wort (2)
Hypericum scouleri
Western Sweet-vetch (1)
Hedysarum occidentale
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (5)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (3)
Xerophyllum tenax
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-tailed Deer (5)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wild Licorice (3)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Woolly Plantain (1)
Plantago patagonica
Yellow Clover (1)
Trifolium aureum
Yellow Columbine (9)
Aquilegia flavescens
a fungus (1)
Apiosporina morbosa
a millipede (1)
Orophe cabinetus
poke knotweed (1)
Koenigia phytolaccifolia
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
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
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (8)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (11)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 4,092 ha
GNR26.7%
GNR20.6%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 3,050 ha
GNR19.9%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,950 ha
GNR12.7%
GNR6.2%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 919 ha
GNR6.0%
GNR2.3%
GNR1.6%
Northern Rockies Avalanche Chute Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 173 ha
GNR1.1%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 112 ha
GNR0.7%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 68 ha
0.4%

Sheep Mountain - Stateline

Sheep Mountain - Stateline Roadless Area

Lolo National Forest, Montana · 37,844 acres