Tash Peak

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 61,312 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (124)

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

Alpine Blueberry (1)
Vaccinium uliginosum
American Bistort (2)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Ermine (1)
Mustela richardsonii
Arctic Grayling (1)
Thymallus arcticus
Aurochs (1)
Bos taurus
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Beaked Sedge (1)
Carex utriculata
Bearberry (2)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bitterroot Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus scaphoides
Black Henbane (2)
Hyoscyamus niger
Black-capped Chickadee (1)
Poecile atricapillus
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Bog Buckbean (1)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Brook Trout (10)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria umbrinella
Brown Trout (10)
Salmo trutta
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (2)
Pedicularis groenlandica
California Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia californica
Canada Jay (3)
Perisoreus canadensis
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Columbia Spotted Frog (3)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Ground Squirrel (1)
Urocitellus columbianus
Common Camassia (3)
Camassia quamash
Common Merganser (2)
Mergus merganser
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cous-root Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium cous
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (2)
Cirsium arvense
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon eriantherus
Curly Bluegrass (1)
Poa secunda
Curve-beak Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis contorta
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Few-flowered Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia unispicata
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Geyer's Willow (1)
Salix geyeriana
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (2)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Granite Prickly-phlox (1)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Flycatcher (4)
Empidonax wrightii
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Sage-Grouse (5)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Handsome Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria anaphaloides
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia hookeri
Idaho Fescue (3)
Festuca idahoensis
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (6)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (3)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Least Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias minimus
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Long-billed Curlew (1)
Numenius americanus
Long-stalk Clover (2)
Trifolium longipes
Longleaf Phlox (2)
Phlox longifolia
Mat-root Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon radicosus
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Moose (1)
Alces alces
Mountain Golden-banner (1)
Thermopsis montana
Much-branded Bird's-beak (2)
Cordylanthus ramosus
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Needleleaf Sedge (1)
Carex duriuscula
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Northern Harrier (1)
Circus hudsonius
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Marten (1)
Martes caurina
Pallid Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja pallescens
Panhandle Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis parryi
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie-smoke (4)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (2)
Antilocapra americana
Pursh's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Rocky Mountain Aster (1)
Ionactis stenomeres
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Rydberg's Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia multiscapa
Sage Thrasher (1)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Sagebrush Bluebells (1)
Mertensia oblongifolia
Sagebrush Sparrow (1)
Artemisiospiza nevadensis
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Showy Green-gentian (5)
Frasera speciosa
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Slender Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender Wild Rye (2)
Elymus trachycaulus
Small-flower Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Soft-leaf Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Ternate Biscuitroot (1)
Lomatium triternatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Timber Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus miser
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Pooecetes gramineus
Virginia Strawberry (2)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (2)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Wild Onion (1)
Allium textile
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wild Parsley (1)
Musineon divaricatum
Wild Turkey (2)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wilson's Snipe (2)
Gallinago delicata
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
Federally Listed Species (6)

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
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 (6)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (9)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 13,123 ha
GNR52.9%
GNR14.4%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,939 ha
GNR11.8%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,665 ha
GNR10.7%
GNR5.6%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 377 ha
GNR1.5%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 332 ha
1.3%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 127 ha
GNR0.5%
GNR0.5%

Tash Peak

Tash Peak Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 61,312 acres