Storm Lake

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 9,324 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (111)

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

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(4)
Anticlea elegans
(1)
Caltha chionophila
Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Bog Laurel (2)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus alpinus
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (1)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Smelowskia (2)
Smelowskia americana
Alpine Speedwell (3)
Veronica wormskjoldii
American Bistort (2)
Bistorta bistortoides
American False Hellebore (4)
Veratrum viride
American Pasqueflower (3)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pika (2)
Ochotona princeps
American Thorowax (4)
Bupleurum americanum
Anderson's Aster (1)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Bourgov's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus bourgovii
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (6)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Canada Lynx (1)
Lynx canadensis
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Curve-beak Lousewort (6)
Pedicularis contorta
Cushion Phlox (4)
Phlox pulvinata
Cutleaf Anemone (3)
Anemone multifida
Drummond's Anemone (1)
Anemone drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (2)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Eggleaf Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon ellipticus
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Explorers' Gentian (4)
Gentiana calycosa
Felwort (5)
Swertia perennis
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (2)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (8)
Parnassia fimbriata
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus corniculatus
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (4)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (2)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Mountain-avens (3)
Dryas hookeriana
Jeffrey's Shootingstar (1)
Primula jeffreyi
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (3)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (3)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Leafy Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Longleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica longifolia
Lyall's Phacelia (1)
Phacelia lyallii
Marsh Valerian (2)
Valeriana sitchensis
Moss Campion (2)
Silene acaulis
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis pulchella
Naked-stem Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis runcinata
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Black Currant (1)
Ribes hudsonianum
One-flowered Wintergreen (2)
Moneses uniflora
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (2)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pallid Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja pallescens
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pink Mountain-heath (6)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja rhexiifolia
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (1)
Ascaphus montanus
Ross' Avens (1)
Geum rossii
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rough Harebell (3)
Campanula scabrella
Sand Violet (1)
Viola adunca
Showy Green-gentian (9)
Frasera speciosa
Skunk Polemonium (1)
Polemonium viscosum
Small-flower Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Valerian (1)
Valeriana occidentalis
Smooth Woodrush (2)
Luzula hitchcockii
Snow Willow (1)
Salix nivalis
Spotted Saxifrage (6)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spruce Grouse (1)
Canachites canadensis
Streambank Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium ambiguum
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Larch (3)
Larix lyallii
Tall White Bog Orchid (4)
Platanthera dilatata
Taper-leaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon attenuatus
Timber Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus miser
Towering Lousewort (4)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Tweedy's Snowlover (3)
Chionophila tweedyi
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Virginia Strawberry (2)
Fragaria virginiana
Viviparous Knotweed (1)
Bistorta vivipara
Western Bell-heather (5)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western False Asphodel (1)
Triantha occidentalis
Western Turkeybeard (5)
Xerophyllum tenax
White Globe-flower (3)
Trollius albiflorus
White-margined Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria lanata
Wild Chives (3)
Allium schoenoprasum
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Yellow Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Columbine (7)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow Locoweed (1)
Oxytropis campestris
Yellow Mountain-heath (4)
Phyllodoce glanduliflora
Yellow Sweet-vetch (3)
Hedysarum sulphurescens
Federally Listed Species (7)

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
Other Species of Concern (5)

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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (5)

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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (13)

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

Rocky Mountain Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 964 ha
25.5%
GNR21.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 316 ha
GNR8.4%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 284 ha
GNR7.5%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 273 ha
GNR7.2%
GNR7.0%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 221 ha
5.9%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 198 ha
GNR5.3%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 104 ha
GNR2.7%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Dwarf-Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 80 ha
GNR2.1%
GNR1.5%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Rocky Terrain
Herb / Grassland · 45 ha
GNR1.2%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 45 ha
GNR1.2%

Storm Lake

Storm Lake Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 9,324 acres