Ward Mountain

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 15,927 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (114)

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

Anderson's Buttercup (3)
Ranunculus andersonii
Arizona Thistle (1)
Cirsium arizonicum
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (4)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Ball-head Standing-cypress (3)
Ipomopsis congesta
Beckwith's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus beckwithii
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Hairy Scorpion (1)
Hadrurus spadix
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (2)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Bristlecone Pine (5)
Pinus longaeva
Browse Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus cibarius
Bushtit (1)
Psaltriparus minimus
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Canvasback (1)
Aythya valisineria
Chambers' Twinpod (1)
Physaria chambersii
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Choke Cherry (2)
Prunus virginiana
Common Blue-mustard (1)
Chorispora tenella
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Sainfoin (1)
Onobrychis viciifolia
Creeping Oregon-grape (5)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (3)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Desert Gooseberry (1)
Ribes velutinum
Desert Mountain Phlox (1)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert-sweet (1)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Lousewort (3)
Pedicularis centranthera
Eared Grebe (1)
Podiceps nigricollis
Eaton's Firecracker (6)
Penstemon eatonii
Engelmann Spruce (5)
Picea engelmannii
Entireleaf Ragwort (1)
Senecio integerrimus
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Few-seeded Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba oligosperma
Grassy Rock-goldenrod (1)
Petradoria pumila
Gray Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum villiflorum
Gray Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis occidentalis
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Great Basin Wildrye (1)
Leymus cinereus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (5)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green Mormon-tea (4)
Ephedra viridis
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Hood's Phlox (4)
Phlox hoodii
Hot-rock Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon deustus
Johnston's Stickseed (2)
Hackelia patens
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
King's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus calycosus
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Limber Pine (7)
Pinus flexilis
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Lobeleaf Groundsel (3)
Packera multilobata
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis acuminata
Longleaf Phlox (2)
Phlox longifolia
Matted Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Minthorn's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus minthorniae
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone munita
Newberry's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus newberryi
Northern Bog Violet (1)
Viola nephrophylla
Northern Saw-whet Owl (1)
Aegolius acadicus
Northern Scorpion (1)
Paruroctonus boreus
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (5)
Calochortus nuttallii
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Owens Valley Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon confusus
Panhandle Prickly-pear (4)
Opuntia polyacantha
Perennial Twistflower (4)
Streptanthus cordatus
Pine Violet (1)
Viola purpurea
Prairie Flax (2)
Linum lewisii
Pronghorn (2)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Cymopterus (4)
Vesper purpurascens
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (4)
Populus tremuloides
Red Raspberry (1)
Rubus idaeus
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Rock Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Ruddy Duck (1)
Oxyura jamaicensis
Sagebrush Bluebells (1)
Mertensia oblongifolia
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Silver Fleabane (2)
Erigeron argentatus
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Single-leaf Pine (3)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (6)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Spiny Hop-sage (1)
Grayia spinosa
Stemless Four-nerve-daisy (2)
Tetraneuris acaulis
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (2)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky False Starwort (1)
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thickleaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon pachyphyllus
Two-form Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria dimorpha
Two-lobe Speedwell (1)
Veronica biloba
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (3)
Comandra umbellata
Utah Juniper (2)
Juniperus osteosperma
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Gromwell (3)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Peony (1)
Paeonia brownii
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
White Fir (11)
Abies concolor
White-margined Gentian (3)
Frasera albomarginata
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (1)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja linariifolia
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.

Hiko White River Springfish
Crenichthys baileyi grandisEndangered
Pahrump Poolfish
Empetrichthys latosEndangered
White River Spinedace
Lepidomeda albivallisEndangered
White River Springfish
Crenichthys baileyi baileyiEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (21)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger surinamenisis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (19)

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.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (12)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 2,104 ha
GNR32.7%
Intermountain Mountain Mahogany Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,371 ha
GNR21.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 813 ha
GNR12.6%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 645 ha
GNR10.0%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 346 ha
GNR5.4%
GNR5.1%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 134 ha
G42.1%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 50 ha
0.8%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 47 ha
GNR0.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 27 ha
G30.4%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 17 ha
G30.3%

Ward Mountain

Ward Mountain Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 15,927 acres