Animals
Mammals:
- Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
- Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
- American Pika (Ochotona princeps)
- American Mink (Neovison vison)
- Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
- Short-tailed Weasel (Mustela erminea)
- Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
- North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Uinta Chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus)
- Uinta Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus armatus)
- Rock Squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)
- Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
- Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Birds:
- Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus)
- Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
- Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
- Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
- White Throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
- Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
- Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis)
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
- Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
- Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium californicum)
- Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus)
- Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii)
- Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
- Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
- American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Macgillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
- Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
- Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Fish:
- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
- Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
- Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii)
- Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
Amphibians:
- Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas boreas)
- Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
- Chorus Frog (Pseudacris)
- Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris)
Reptiles:
- Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans)
- Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)
- Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)
- North American Racer (Coluber constrictor)
Insects:
- Alder Leaf Gall Mite (Eriophyes laevis)
- Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
- Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
- Rocky Mountain Clearwing (Hemaris thetis)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Western Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma californica)
- Blue Copper (Lycaena hteronea)
- Lupine Blue (Icaricia lupini)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
- Weidemeyer’s Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
- European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)
- High-country Lady Beetle (Coccinella alta)
- Ornate Checkered Beetle (Trichodes ornatus)
- Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)
- California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
- Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
- Hunt’s Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)
- Nevada Bumble Bee (Bombus nevadensis)
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)
- Western Paper Wasp (Mischocyttarus flavitarsis)
- Western Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma californica)
Plants
Trees:
- Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
- Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelii)
- Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
- Subalpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa)
- Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
- Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii)
- Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus)
- Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
- White Fir (Abies concolor)
- Bigtooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum)
- Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum)
- Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
- Boxelder Maple (Acer negundo)
Plants:
- Serviceberry (Amelanchier)
- Annual Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- Mountain Snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus)
- Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)
- Wood’s Rose (Rosa woodsii)
- Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana)
- Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
- Giant Red Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata)
- Heartleaf Arnica (Arnica cordifolia)
- Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)
- Single-Head Sunflower (Helianthella uniflora)
- Snowy Goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora)
- Tufted Fleabane (Erigeron caespitosus)
- Aspen Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus)
- Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
- Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
- Northern Holly Fern (Polystichum lonchitis)
- White Clover (Trifolium repens)
- Richardson’s Geranium (Geranium richardsonii)
- Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)
- Littleleaf Alumroot (Heuchera parvifolia)
- Pink Alumroot (Heuchera rubescens)
- False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)
- Clustered Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium fasciculatum)
- Blue Elder (Sambucus cerulea)
- Mountain Bluebells (mertensia ciliata)
- Wavyleaf Thistle (Cirsium undulatum)
- Lanceleaf Spring Beauty (Claytonia lanceolata)
- Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii)
- Sego Lily (Calochortus nuttallii)
- Veiled Polypore (Cryptoporus volvatus)
Lone Peak is home to a few invasive species. An invasive species is one that is not native to a specific area and can often spread throughout an area causing harm to the environment and other species. Invasive plants in this area are:
- Myrtle Spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites)
- Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
- Houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale)
- Dyer’s Woad (Isatis tinctoria)
- Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
- Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
For a further listing of the animals that live in Lone Peak:
https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/944120-Lone-Peak-Wilderness-Check-List
Wildflowers of The Cottonwood Canyons by the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation is a great resource to use to learn about native, non-native and invasive species of flowers:
http://cottonwoodcanyons.org/wildflowers-of-the-cottonwood-canyons/
To learn about additional vegetation follow this link:
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1976&context=extension_histall
To learn more about the animals that live in this area:
http://www.slcdocs.com/utilities/NewsEvents/news2000/news09012000.htm
To learn about invasive species in Utah:
http://extension.usu.edu/fieldguides/ou-files/Noxious-Weed-Field-Guide-for-Utah.pdf
To learn more about the trees in this area:
https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/ogden/pdfs/wasatch.pdf
To learn about wildflowers:
