Tucson Mountain

Lincoln National Forest · New Mexico · 16,905 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (42)

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

Bill Williams Mountain Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache pallidiflora
Birdbill Dayflower (1)
Commelina dianthifolia
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Passerina caerulea
Broadleaf Milkweed (1)
Asclepias latifolia
Cane Bluestem (1)
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Cardinal Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon cardinalis
Choke Cherry (3)
Prunus virginiana
Colorado Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis multiflora
Crested Anoda (1)
Anoda cristata
David's Spurge (1)
Euphorbia davidii
Giant Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus giganteus
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
James' Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum jamesii
Lesser Goldfinch (1)
Spinus psaltria
Lyreleaf Greeneyes (1)
Berlandiera lyrata
Mexican Spadefoot (1)
Spea multiplicata
Missouri Gourd (1)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Golden-banner (1)
Thermopsis montana
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
New Mexico Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon neomexicanus
New Mexico Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia phaeacantha
Red Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Scaled Quail (1)
Callipepla squamata
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Short-ray Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida tagetes
Silverleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Small Soapweed Yucca (1)
Yucca glauca
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spotted Owl (1)
Strix occidentalis
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (1)
Pinus edulis
White Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis sericea
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White-flower Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis longiflora
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja integra
Winter-fat (1)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Wooton's Hawthorn (1)
Crataegus wootoniana
Yellow-spine Thistle (2)
Cirsium ochrocentrum
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.

Kuenzler's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleriThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northern Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis septentrionalisE, XN
Tricolored Bat
Perimyotis subflavusProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (7)

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

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Henry's Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor henryi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

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-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (11)

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

Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 3,505 ha
GNR51.2%
Southern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 2,485 ha
GNR36.3%
Sky Island Pine-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 249 ha
GNR3.6%
Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 133 ha
GNR1.9%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 95 ha
GNR1.4%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 88 ha
GNR1.3%
Sky Island High Mountain Conifer-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 77 ha
GNR1.1%
GNR0.8%
Western Great Plains Shortgrass Prairie
Herb / Grassland · 17 ha
G30.2%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 5 ha
G30.1%
G30.0%

Tucson Mountain

Tucson Mountain Roadless Area

Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico · 16,905 acres