Snow Mountain

Lassen National Forest · California · 2,165 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (115)

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

Alpine Bittercress (1)
Cardamine bellidifolia
Alpine Blueberry (1)
Vaccinium uliginosum
Alpine Shootingstar (2)
Primula tetrandra
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Bear Valley Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum ursinum
Bitter Cherry (2)
Prunus emarginata
Bobcat (3)
Lynx rufus
Bolander's Bedstraw (1)
Galium bolanderi
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Brewer's Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (4)
Phyllodoce breweri
California Black Oak (3)
Quercus kelloggii
California Groundcone (2)
Kopsiopsis strobilacea
California Stickseed (5)
Hackelia californica
Cobwebby Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja arachnoidea
Columbian Monkshood (3)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Double Honeysuckle (3)
Lonicera conjugialis
Douglas' Campion (1)
Silene douglasii
Douglas' Spiraea (1)
Spiraea douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Elmer's Blue-eyed-grass (3)
Sisyrinchium elmeri
Fendler's Meadowrue (2)
Thalictrum fendleri
Fireweed (2)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fisher (3)
Pekania pennanti
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Fremont's Silktassel (1)
Garrya fremontii
Giant Pinedrops (3)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Glandular Labrador-tea (1)
Rhododendron columbianum
Golden Triteleia (4)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Greenleaf Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hot-rock Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon deustus
Incense Cedar (1)
Calocedrus decurrens
Indian Warrior (2)
Pedicularis densiflora
Jeffrey's Pine (1)
Pinus jeffreyi
Lace Lipfern (3)
Myriopteris gracillima
Layne's Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus layneae
Lemmon's Catchfly (1)
Silene lemmonii
Lobb's Fiddleleaf (1)
Nama lobbii
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Long-spur Lupine (1)
Lupinus arbustus
Long-toed Salamander (2)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Long-tube Iris (2)
Iris tenuissima
Mahala-mat Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus prostratus
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (5)
Parnassia palustris
Milky Kelloggia (4)
Kelloggia galioides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Maple (5)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Navarretia (3)
Navarretia divaricata
Mountain Quail (1)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain Wildmint (2)
Monardella odoratissima
Narrowleaf Swordfern (1)
Polystichum imbricans
Newberry's Beardtongue (7)
Penstemon newberryi
One-flower Bleedinghearts (2)
Dicentra uniflora
Pacific Dogwood (1)
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Yew (1)
Taxus brevifolia
Pine Violet (3)
Viola purpurea
Pinemat Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Wintergreen (4)
Pyrola asarifolia
Plumas County Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon neotericus
Purple Milkweed (2)
Asclepias cordifolia
Purple Missionbells (4)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (2)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (4)
Actaea rubra
Red-osier Dogwood (1)
Cornus sericea
Red-stem Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rubra
Rose Meadowsweet (3)
Spiraea splendens
Roundleaf Sundew (5)
Drosera rotundifolia
Sand Violet (6)
Viola adunca
Scarlet Skyrocket (5)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Segmented Luetkea (7)
Luetkea pectinata
Shasta Clover (4)
Trifolium productum
Shasta Knotweed (1)
Polygonum shastense
Sierra Chinquapin (1)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Jewelflower (4)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Single-flowered Clintonia (2)
Clintonia uniflora
Small Scaly Clitocybe (1)
Infundibulicybe squamulosa
Smooth White Violet (3)
Viola macloskeyi
Snowplant (4)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Coralroot (5)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Owl (1)
Strix occidentalis
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (3)
Phlox diffusa
Starflower Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky Gooseberry (6)
Ribes viscosissimum
Swamp Whiteheads (1)
Angelica capitellata
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Thimbleberry (1)
Rubus parviflorus
Three-leaf Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia triphylla
Three-tooth Oceanspray (1)
Horkelia tridentata
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tolmie's Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes tolmiei
Torrey's Monkeyflower (4)
Diplacus torreyi
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (1)
Comandra umbellata
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Washington Lily (2)
Lilium washingtonianum
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja applegatei
Western Azalea (2)
Rhododendron occidentale
Western Columbine (5)
Aquilegia formosa
Western False Asphodel (3)
Triantha occidentalis
Western Joepye-weed (3)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Pasqueflower (6)
Pulsatilla occidentalis
Western Trillium (2)
Trillium ovatum
Western Wallflower (2)
Erysimum capitatum
Woolly Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia mollis
Yellow-staining Collomia (1)
Collomia tinctoria
a fungus (1)
Ganoderma oregonense
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (4)

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

Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (4)

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.

Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (5)

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

California Red Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 726 ha
GNR82.9%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 72 ha
GNR8.3%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 19 ha
GNR2.2%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 17 ha
GNR1.9%
GNR1.9%

Snow Mountain

Snow Mountain Roadless Area

Lassen National Forest, California · 2,165 acres