Wahoo Mountain

Gila National Forest · New Mexico · 23,122 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (57)

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

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Astraeus morganii
Abert's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum abertianum
Abert's Squirrel (2)
Sciurus aberti
Alligator Juniper (3)
Juniperus deppeana
Arizona Fescue (1)
Festuca arizonica
Arizona Toad (1)
Anaxyrus microscaphusUR
Birdbill Dayflower (2)
Commelina dianthifolia
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus californicus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (1)
Setophaga nigrescens
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Cliff Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias dorsalis
Common Horehound (1)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Lesser Earless Lizard (1)
Holbrookia maculata
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus fendleri
Fine-leaf Heterospema (1)
Heterosperma pinnatum
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Grand Canyon Black Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma marxi
Gray Oak (1)
Quercus grisea
Greater Roadrunner (1)
Geococcyx californianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (2)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Hairy-fruit Spurge (1)
Euphorbia cuphosperma
James' Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum jamesii
Lyreleaf Greeneyes (1)
Berlandiera lyrata
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Mountain Pennycress (1)
Noccaea fendleri
New Mexican Yellow Flax (1)
Linum neomexicanum
Olive Warbler (1)
Peucedramus taeniatus
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pineywoods Geranium (1)
Geranium caespitosum
Pinyon Jay (1)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Pronghorn (3)
Antilocapra americana
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Fameflower (2)
Phemeranthus confertiflorus
Rocky Mountain Zinnia (1)
Zinnia grandiflora
Saw-tooth Sage (2)
Salvia subincisa
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (2)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
Accipiter striatus
Showy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron speciosus
Shrub Live Oak (1)
Quercus turbinella
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (3)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Southwest Cosmos (2)
Cosmos parviflorus
Southwestern Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (2)
Pinus brachyptera
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (1)
Pinus edulis
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Western Bluebird (2)
Sialia mexicana
Wheeler's Thistle (1)
Cirsium wheeleri
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja integra
Wright's Dogweed (1)
Adenophyllum wrightii
Yellow Bird's Nest Fungus (1)
Crucibulum laeve
Yerba Mansa (1)
Anemopsis californica
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.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Gila Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Gila Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northern Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis septentrionalisE, XN
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (8)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens lepida
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Vegetation (11)

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

Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 4,166 ha
GNR44.5%
Southern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 2,776 ha
GNR29.7%
Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,507 ha
GNR16.1%
Sky Island Pine-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 222 ha
GNR2.4%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 200 ha
GNR2.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 142 ha
GNR1.5%
Sky Island High Mountain Conifer-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 107 ha
GNR1.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 73 ha
G20.8%
GNR0.6%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 11 ha
G30.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 9 ha
G30.1%

Wahoo Mountain

Wahoo Mountain Roadless Area

Gila National Forest, New Mexico · 23,122 acres