Windy Mountain

Shoshone National Forest · Wyoming · 31,283 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (143)

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

(3)
Campanula petiolata
Alpine Smelowskia (1)
Smelowskia americana
Alsike Clover (1)
Trifolium hybridum
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (2)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pinesap (1)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Robin (3)
Turdus migratorius
American Wigeon (1)
Mareca americana
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Balsam Poplar (1)
Populus balsamifera
Bessey's Locoweed (2)
Oxytropis besseyi
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Black Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte atrata
Black-billed Magpie (2)
Pica hudsonia
Bladder Campion (1)
Silene latifolia
Brittle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia fragilis
Brook Trout (2)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bear (3)
Ursus arctos
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Chipping Sparrow (3)
Spizella passerina
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Common Hound's-tongue (2)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Mare's-tail (1)
Hippuris vulgaris
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (2)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (5)
Cirsium arvense
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon eriantherus
Curly-cup Gumweed (3)
Grindelia squarrosa
Cushion Phlox (6)
Phlox pulvinata
Cutleaf Anemone (1)
Anemone multifida
Dark-eyed Junco (7)
Junco hyemalis
Davis Mountain Stickseed (1)
Hackelia floribunda
Drummond's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (2)
Cirsium scariosum
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Felwort (2)
Swertia perennis
Fernleaf Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis cystopteridifolia
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Buteo regalis
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Foxtail Barley (1)
Hordeum jubatum
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (2)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Gray Wolf (1)
Canis lupus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Green Keeled Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Green-winged Teal (1)
Anas crecca
Greenland Primrose (1)
Primula egaliksensis
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Heartleaf Arnica (2)
Arnica cordifolia
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Willow (1)
Salix candida
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (2)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Killdeer (2)
Charadrius vociferus
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (2)
Sedum lanceolatum
Limber Pine (2)
Pinus flexilis
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Mallard (9)
Anas platyrhynchos
Moose (5)
Alces alces
Mountain Bluebird (3)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (2)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Douglasia (1)
Androsace montana
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Star-lily (1)
Leucocrinum montanum
Mule Deer (5)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (2)
Carduus nutans
North American Red Squirrel (5)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Northern Pintail (1)
Anas acuta
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Prairie Flax (3)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Gentian (2)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie-smoke (2)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Quaking Aspen (3)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (3)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-necked Duck (2)
Aythya collaris
Rough-fruit Mandarin (3)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Ruffed Grouse (2)
Bonasa umbellus
Russian Wildrye (1)
Psathyrostachys juncea
Rydberg's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rydbergii
Saline Plantain (1)
Plantago eriopoda
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Saskatoon (1)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Six-spotted Fishing Spider (1)
Dolomedes triton
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Birch (1)
Betula occidentalis
Spring-parsley (1)
Cymopterus hendersonii
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky Geranium (6)
Geranium viscosissimum
Streamside Bluebells (1)
Mertensia ciliata
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Timber Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus miser
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Tundra Swan (1)
Cygnus columbianus
Uinta Ground Squirrel (5)
Urocitellus armatus
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Valley Violet (1)
Viola vallicola
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Pooecetes gramineus
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Wapiti (3)
Cervus canadensis
Water Smartweed (3)
Persicaria amphibia
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
White Point-vetch (2)
Oxytropis sericea
White Sweetclover (2)
Melilotus albus
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Willow Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax traillii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Columbine (2)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Calbovista subsculpta
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (11)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (14)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 5,153 ha
GNR40.7%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,114 ha
GNR16.7%
GNR10.9%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,309 ha
GNR10.3%
GNR5.6%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 685 ha
5.4%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 366 ha
GNR2.9%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 283 ha
GNR2.2%
GNR1.0%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Dwarf-Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 124 ha
GNR1.0%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 116 ha
GNR0.9%
GNR0.8%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 56 ha
GNR0.4%
G30.0%

Windy Mountain

Windy Mountain Roadless Area

Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming · 31,283 acres