Silver King - Falls Creek

Helena National Forest · Montana · 6,811 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (25)

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

Aromatic Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria aromatica
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Cutleaf Anemone (2)
Anemone multifida
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Drummond's Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla drummondii
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Flat-head Larkspur (1)
Delphinium bicolor
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Great Gray Owl (1)
Strix nebulosa
Hairy Valerian (2)
Valeriana edulis
Hooker's Mountain-avens (1)
Dryas hookeriana
Indian Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus australis
Parry's Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia parryi
Sheep Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla ovina
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Subalpine Arnica (2)
Arnica rydbergii
Upland Yellow Violet (2)
Viola praemorsa
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
Yellow Columbine (1)
Aquilegia flavescens
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 (2)

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

Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (2)

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.

Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Vegetation (8)

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

Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,245 ha
GNR45.2%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 538 ha
GNR19.5%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 387 ha
GNR14.0%
GNR8.5%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 139 ha
GNR5.0%
GNR1.6%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 29 ha
GNR1.1%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 3 ha
G30.1%

Silver King - Falls Creek

Silver King - Falls Creek Roadless Area

Helena National Forest, Montana · 6,811 acres