Wheeler Peak Wilderness

Carson National Forest · New Mexico · 2,677 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (202)

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

(3)
Anticlea elegans
(6)
Caltha chionophila
(1)
Spathularia rufa
(7)
Campanula petiolata
(2)
Eritrichium argenteum
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (2)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (2)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Primrose (1)
Primula angustifolia
Alpine Speedwell (2)
Veronica wormskjoldii
American Bistort (5)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Goldfinch (1)
Spinus tristis
American Pika (5)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (2)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
American Rockbrake (2)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
American Three-toed Woodpecker (5)
Picoides dorsalis
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Arctic Bluegrass (1)
Poa arctica
Arizona Cinquefoil (1)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (3)
Senecio triangularis
Baker's Alpineparsley (1)
Cymopterus bakeri
Band-tailed Pigeon (1)
Patagioenas fasciata
Barbey's Larkspur (14)
Delphinium barbeyi
Beaked Sedge (1)
Carex utriculata
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Bigelow's Groundsel (1)
Senecio bigelovii
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Passerina caerulea
Blue Spruce (1)
Picea pungens
Brandegee's Clover (5)
Trifolium brandegeei
Bristlecone Pine (6)
Pinus aristata
Bull Elephant's-head (4)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Butter-and-eggs (2)
Linaria vulgaris
Californian False Hellebore (5)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Canada Jay (2)
Perisoreus canadensis
Canada Violet (8)
Viola canadensis
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping Twisted-stalk (4)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Cliff Jamesia (1)
Jamesia americana
Colorado Monkeyflower (4)
Erythranthe minor
Columbian Monkshood (5)
Aconitum columbianum
Columbian Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis columbiana
Common Dandelion (3)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Yarrow (6)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Mazegill (1)
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Cow-parsnip (8)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Desert Groundsel (2)
Senecio eremophilus
Different-nerve Sedge (1)
Carex chalciolepis
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusky Grouse (17)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Clover (1)
Trifolium nanum
Dwarf Phlox (2)
Phlox condensata
Early Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza trifida
Elegant Sedge (1)
Carex bella
Engelmann Spruce (2)
Picea engelmannii
Entireleaf Stonecrop (18)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Evergreen Candytuft (1)
Iberis sempervirens
Fairy Slipper (3)
Calypso bulbosa
Felwort (6)
Swertia perennis
Fendler's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone fendleri
Fendler's Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum fendleri
Few-flower Shootingstar (5)
Primula pauciflora
Fireweed (29)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fly Amanita (9)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (11)
Lonicera involucrata
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Franciscan Bluebells (2)
Mertensia franciscana
Fremont's Squirrel (4)
Tamiasciurus fremonti
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Geyer's Onion (2)
Allium geyeri
Giant Leucopax (1)
Aspropaxillus giganteus
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (6)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden Corydalis (2)
Corydalis aurea
Golden-Hardhack (7)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (7)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gray's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis procera
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja miniata
Greene's Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus scopulina
Ground Juniper (5)
Juniperus communis
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hayden's Indian-paintbrush (7)
Castilleja haydenii
Heartleaf Arnica (2)
Arnica cordifolia
Heartleaf Bittercress (3)
Cardamine cordifolia
Heller's Whitlow-grass (3)
Draba helleriana
Hoary Draba (1)
Draba cana
Horse Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla hippiana
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Labrador Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja septentrionalis
Lacy Tansy-aster (1)
Xanthisma spinulosum
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (4)
Sedum lanceolatum
Leafy Lousewort (14)
Pedicularis racemosa
Leafy Western Ragwort (4)
Senecio atratus
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
Mallard (2)
Anas platyrhynchos
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Moss Campion (3)
Silene acaulis
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Maple (4)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Pennycress (1)
Noccaea fendleri
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mule Deer (5)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum angustifolium
Nevada Peavine (4)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
New Sedge (1)
Carex nova
North American River Otter (1)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Bedstraw (3)
Galium boreale
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Northern bog sedge (1)
Carex alascana
Oceanspray (3)
Holodiscus discolor
One-flowered Wintergreen (1)
Moneses uniflora
One-sided Wintergreen (5)
Orthilia secunda
Oregon Boxleaf (5)
Paxistima myrsinites
Ovate Bluebell (3)
Mertensia ovata
Parry Thistle (6)
Cirsium parryi
Parry's Gentian (6)
Gentiana parryi
Parry's Goldenweed (6)
Oreochrysum parryi
Parry's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis parryi
Parry's Primrose (23)
Primula parryi
Perennial Fringed Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis barbellata
Pine Siskin (2)
Spinus pinus
Porter's Lovage (1)
Ligusticum porteri
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Purple Avens (1)
Geum rivale
Purple-petal Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera purpurascens
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (2)
Androsace septentrionalis
Red Baneberry (8)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Elderberry (8)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Raspberry (3)
Rubus idaeus
Red-pod Stonecrop (7)
Rhodiola rhodantha
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Richardson's Geranium (7)
Geranium richardsonii
Rio Grande Chub (1)
Gila pandora
Rocky Mountain Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus macauleyi
Rocky Mountain Clover (6)
Trifolium attenuatum
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (2)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis thermalis
Rocky Mountain Red (3)
Boletus rubriceps
Rocky Mountain Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella weatherbiana
Ross' Avens (6)
Geum rossii
Rufous Milkcap (1)
Lactarius rufus
Sand Violet (2)
Viola adunca
Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scandinavian Sedge (1)
Carex stevenii
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Showy Alpine Groundsel (1)
Senecio amplectens
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (10)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Silky Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia sericea
Skunk Polemonium (1)
Polemonium viscosum
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spiked Woodrush (1)
Luzula spicata
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Coralroot (6)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Saxifrage (5)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Starflower Solomon's-plume (4)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Streambank Saxifrage (3)
Micranthes odontoloma
Streamside Bluebells (1)
Mertensia ciliata
Subalpine Fir (3)
Abies lasiocarpa
Sweet-flower Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace chamaejasme
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Tassel Flower (2)
Brickellia grandiflora
Terrestrial Gartersnake (3)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (6)
Rubus parviflorus
Virginia Strawberry (10)
Fragaria virginiana
Viviparous Knotweed (1)
Bistorta vivipara
Wahatoya Creek Larkspur (2)
Delphinium robustum
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Western Black Widow Spider (1)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Blue Iris (3)
Iris missouriensis
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Meadow Vole (1)
Microtus drummondii
Western Red Columbine (11)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
Whip-root Clover (1)
Trifolium dasyphyllum
Whipple's Beardtongue (13)
Penstemon whippleanus
White Checker-mallow (2)
Sidalcea candida
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (1)
Abies concolor
White-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Whortleberry (1)
Vaccinium myrtillus
Wolf's Currant (3)
Ribes wolfii
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Yellow-bellied Marmot (4)
Marmota flaviventris
a fungus (1)
Armillaria ostoyae
a fungus (1)
Auricularia americana
a fungus (1)
Cantharellus roseocanus
brittlegills (1)
Russula
Federally Listed Species (4)

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.

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (13)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

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
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (4)

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

GNR82.6%
GNR6.7%
GNR4.9%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 26 ha
GNR2.4%

Wheeler Peak Wilderness

Wheeler Peak Wilderness Roadless Area

Carson National Forest, New Mexico · 2,677 acres