Tepusquet Peak

Los Padres National Forest · California · 5,821 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (93)

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

California Red-legged Frog (1)
Rana draytoniiThreatened
American Barn Owl (1)
Tyto furcata
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (3)
Acmispon americanus
Annual Rabbit's-foot Grass (1)
Polypogon monspeliensis
Arboreal Salamander (1)
Aneides lugubris
Big-pod Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus megacarpus
Bigberry Manzanita (3)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigleaf Maple (3)
Acer macrophyllum
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Botta Clarkia (4)
Clarkia bottae
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
California Bay (1)
Umbellularia californica
California Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Coffeeberry (1)
Frangula californica
California Indigobush (1)
Amorpha californica
California Live Oak (2)
Quercus agrifolia
California Mycena (1)
Mycena californiensis
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
California Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia californica
California Sycamore (1)
Platanus racemosa
California Tiger Salamander (1)
Ambystoma californienseE, T
California Toothwort (3)
Cardamine californica
California Vole (1)
Microtus californicus
California White Oak (1)
Quercus lobata
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chalk Live-forever (1)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chaparral Currant (1)
Ribes malvaceum
Chick Lupine (1)
Lupinus microcarpus
Chicory-leaf Wire-lettuce (2)
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus clavatus
Coffee Fern (5)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldenstar (1)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Sand-aster (1)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Desert Fiesta-flower (1)
Pholistoma auritum
Douglas Oak (3)
Quercus douglasii
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (4)
Baccharis pilularis
Elegant Clarkia (3)
Clarkia unguiculata
Ensatina (1)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Field Hedge-parsley (1)
Torilis arvensis
Gaping Beardtongue (2)
Keckiella breviflora
Gray Sage (5)
Salvia leucophylla
Heartleaf Beardtongue (3)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hollyleaf Cherry (1)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (2)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (3)
Epilobium canum
Island False Bindweed (1)
Calystegia macrostegia
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (3)
Adiantum jordanii
June Mushroom (2)
Gymnopus dryophilus
Knobcone Pine (4)
Pinus attenuata
Lanceleaf Live-forever (2)
Dudleya lanceolata
Longstem Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum elongatum
Maltese Star-thistle (1)
Centaurea melitensis
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (3)
Nemophila menziesii
Merriam's Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias merriami
Mountain-mahogany (4)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Milkweed (4)
Asclepias fascicularis
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Pacific Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific Treefrog (2)
Pseudacris regilla
Pitcher Sage (7)
Salvia spathacea
Prickly Phlox (1)
Linanthus californicus
Redberry Buckthorn (1)
Rhamnus crocea
Ribbon-wood (2)
Adenostoma sparsifolium
Ring-necked Snake (1)
Diadophis punctatus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (3)
Lonicera subspicata
Sawtooth Bristleweed (1)
Hazardia squarrosa
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Short-spike Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys pycnantha
Slender Oat (1)
Avena barbata
Southern Alligator Lizard (3)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southern Bush-monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus longiflorus
Southern Pacific Banana Slug (1)
Ariolimax stramineus
Steindachner's Ebony Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma steindachneri
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stiff Birds-beak (1)
Cordylanthus rigidus
Sweet Fennel (2)
Foeniculum vulgare
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toyon (3)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Western Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (2)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Spadefoot (2)
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Vervain (3)
Verbena lasiostachys
Western Virgin's-bower (3)
Clematis ligusticifolia
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
Woolly-pod Milkweed (4)
Asclepias eriocarpa
a centipede (1)
Scolopocryptops gracilis
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (16)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (14)

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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (9)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,094 ha
GNR46.4%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 566 ha
GNR24.0%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 169 ha
GNR7.2%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 123 ha
GNR5.2%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 86 ha
3.7%
California Valley Oak Savanna
Tree / Hardwood · 83 ha
GNR3.5%
California Valley and Coastal Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 51 ha
GNR2.2%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 44 ha
GNR1.9%
GNR1.5%

Tepusquet Peak

Tepusquet Peak Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 5,821 acres