Whisky Creek

Inyo National Forest · California · 865 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (114)

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

Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pipit (1)
Anthus rubescens
Anderson's Buttercup (5)
Ranunculus andersonii
Anderson's Clover (4)
Trifolium andersonii
Antelope Bitterbrush (4)
Purshia tridentata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bailey's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum baileyi
Baltic Rush (1)
Juncus balticus
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Beaked Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Beavertail Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia basilaris
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (3)
Juniperus grandis
Black Cottonwood (2)
Populus trichocarpa
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus nigra
Black-chinned Hummingbird (1)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue False Gilia (1)
Allophyllum gilioides
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Break Gilia (1)
Gilia brecciarum
Brittle Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
California Flattened Jumping Spider (1)
Platycryptus californicus
California Quail (2)
Callipepla californica
Carson City Larkspur (2)
Delphinium andersonii
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Pill-bug (1)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Coyote Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana attenuata
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (5)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Davidson's Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pinetorum
Desert Mountain Phlox (3)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Peach (7)
Prunus andersonii
Desert paintbrush (4)
Castilleja chromosa
Dog Vomit Slime Mold (1)
Fuligo septica
Douglas' Sedge (1)
Carex douglasii
Douglas' Wormwood (1)
Artemisia douglasiana
Dwarf Cheeseweed (1)
Malva neglecta
Field Horsetail (2)
Equisetum arvense
Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (2)
Linanthus pungens
Great Basin Wildrye (1)
Leymus cinereus
Greater Roadrunner (2)
Geococcyx californianus
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Jeffrey's Pine (2)
Pinus jeffreyi
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia
Low Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia humilis
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Mojave Sandwort (1)
Eremogone ferrisiae
Mountain Hemlock (1)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone munita
Naked Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua
Nevada Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium nevadense
Nighcrawler (1)
Lumbricus terrestris
Nodding Melicgrass (2)
Melica stricta
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Oregon Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia rediviva
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Panamint Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus stephensi
Panhandle Prickly-pear (8)
Opuntia polyacantha
Patis Onion (3)
Allium bisceptrum
Perennial Pea (1)
Lathyrus latifolius
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Purple Ivesia (2)
Horkeliella congdonis
Pursh's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (2)
Populus tremuloides
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron aphanactis
Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rydberg's Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sierra Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Single-leaf Pine (3)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum microtheca
Spring Birch (4)
Betula occidentalis
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Swamp Whiteheads (3)
Angelica capitellata
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum elatum
Thorny Wire-lettuce (2)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Two-color Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia bicolor
Washoe Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia curvipes
Washoe Suncup (1)
Camissonia pusilla
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (2)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (2)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (3)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum scouleri
Western Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Goosefoot (1)
Chenopodium album
Wilcox's Eriastrum (2)
Eriastrum wilcoxii
Woods' Rose (3)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (8)
Wyethia mollis
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja linariifolia
a fungus (1)
Tricholoma murrillianum
chocolate drops (1)
Caulanthus sierrae
Federally Listed Species (12)

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.

Owens Pupfish
Cyprinodon radiosusEndangered
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Long Valley Speckled Dace
Rhinichthys nevadensis calderaProposed Endangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Owens Tui Chub
Gila bicolor ssp. snyderi
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (12)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Vegetation (5)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 192 ha
GNR54.8%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 83 ha
GNR23.8%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 26 ha
7.5%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 17 ha
GNR4.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 13 ha
G33.8%

Whisky Creek

Whisky Creek Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 865 acres