Southern California Coast Ranges Cliff and Canyon

EVT 9246
SparseSparsely vegetated
Roadless Areas (31)

Inventoried Roadless Areas where this ecosystem is present, identified from LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type spatial analysis. Coverage indicates the proportion of each area occupied by this ecosystem type.

California (31)

AreaForestCoverageHectares
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest25.2%45.72
QuatalLos Padres National Forest11.9%348.21
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest8.4%1,753.65
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest5.9%194.31
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest4.4%422.01
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest4.0%341.64
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest3.5%17.91
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest3.5%167.76
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest3.3%353.61
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest2.8%93.78
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest2.8%87.75
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest2.4%396.09
CuyamaLos Padres National Forest2.2%176.94
Pyramid Peak ASan Bernardino National Forest2.1%119.16
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest1.9%89.55
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest1.9%52.11
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest1.8%105.3
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest1.8%33.57
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest1.6%41.13
Heartbreak RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest1.5%27.45
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest1.5%25.83
Circle MountainSan Bernardino National Forest1.4%36.9
Fox MountainLos Padres National Forest1.4%297.63
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest1.3%545.67
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest1.1%136.53
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest1.1%79.83
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest1.0%52.83
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest0.9%76.41
MonoLos Padres National Forest0.9%97.38
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest0.8%30.42
DiableLos Padres National Forest0.6%47.07
Methodology and Data Sources

Ecosystem classification: Ecosystems are classified using the LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) layer, mapped to NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems via a curated crosswalk. Each EVT is linked to the USNVC (U.S. National Vegetation Classification) hierarchy through pixel-level co-occurrence analysis of LANDFIRE EVT and NatureServe IVC Group rasters across all roadless areas.

Vegetation coverage: Coverage percentages and hectares are derived from zonal statistics of the LANDFIRE 2024 EVT raster intersected with roadless area boundaries.

Ecosystem narratives and community species: Sourced from the NatureServe Explorer API, representing professional ecological assessments of vegetation composition, environmental setting, dynamics, threats, and characteristic species assemblages.

IVC hierarchy: The International Vegetation Classification hierarchy is sourced from the USNVC v3.0 Catalog, providing the full classification from Biome through Association levels.

Component associations: Plant community associations listed as components of each NatureServe Ecological System. Association data from the NatureServe Explorer API.

State ranks: Conservation status ranks assigned by NatureServe member programs in each state where the ecosystem occurs.