A view east towards Big Summit Prarie from atop Round Mountain, Ochoco National Forest...........August 9, 2014. The sumit of Round Mt. has an elevation of 6753'. The summit looks relatively bare now, but should have a nice display of wildflowers from early May into mid-July during an average snow year.
This trail was hiked from the northern trailhead near Walton Lake Campground. The roundtrip distance from the northern trailhead of Trail #805 to Round Mountain is about 9.98 miles with a total elevation gain of about 1600'. When we hiked it, there was a herd of sheep in the vicinity, which had trampled and and eaten much of the herbaceous vegetation atop Round Mt., although the meadows enroute had not been so heavily impacted. There was a sign at the trailhead warning to keep pets on a leash for their protection from sheepdogs, which we did see one of.
Weather: Temperatures in the mid 70s in the morning climbing to the mid 80s by the afternoon. The morning saw a high overcast with light wind which made the hike comfortable. The afternoon became more clear but a high smoke plume from the South Fork Fire about 30 miles east dimmed the light by the time we returned to the trailhead.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana
Pelt Lichen: Peltigera sp.
Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Red Alder: Alnus rubra
Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana
* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius
Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina
* Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus
Thurber's Needlegrass: Achnatherum thurberianum
Tall Oatgrass: Arrhenatherum elatius ?
Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis
Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum - A small amount seen atop Round Mt.
* Columbia Brome: Bromus vulgaris ?
* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ellymoides or hordeoides ?)
* Timothy: Phleum pratense
Big Bluegrass: Poa secunda (ssp. juncifolia ?)
Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica var. gracilis
Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
Onion: Allium sp.- Past bloom.
* Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Fruits forming.
Mission Bells: Fritillaria atropurpurea - Pods developing.
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods beginning to release seed.
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum
Wartberry: Prosartes trachycarpa
* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - Fading out of bloom.
California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?) - Fruits maturing.
Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia
Alaska Rein Orchid: Piperia (unalascensis ? )
Bog Orchid: Platanthera sp.
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides - Fading out of bloom.
* Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. dicrocephalum - Cream-flowered forms. Fading out of bloom.
* Common Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare (ssp. depressum ?)
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Mexican Dock: Rumex salicifolius (var. mexicanus ?)
Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata var. perfoliata
* Common Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium fontanum ?
* Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria
Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta
Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* Menzie's Campion: Silene menziesii - Fading out of bloom.
* Oregon Campion: Silene oregana - Fading out of bloom.
Starwort: Stellaria sp.
* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra
* Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum
Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Berries forming.
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium (nuttallianum var. nuttallianum ?)
Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
* Lance-leaved Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum
* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum
Tower Rockcress: Arabis glabra
Holboell's Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta ?
Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora (Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa, A. holboellii var. pinetorum)
* Sticky Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa - Fading out of bloom.
Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca
Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Going to seed.
Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma
Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre
Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum
Utah Serviceberry: Amelanchier (utahensis ?)
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius - Plumed fruits maturing.
Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata
Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
* Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)
Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis ?
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
* Small Burnet: Poterium sanguisorba
Sierra Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis (var. nevadensis ?)
* Nevada Peavine: Lathyrus lanzwertii var. aridus ? sm flwers
* Broad-leaved Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ? - Fading out of bloom.
Lupine: Lupinus sp.
Longstalk Clover: Trifolium (longipes var. hansenii ?) - Past bloom.
* American Vetch: Vicia americana - Fading out of bloom.
* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana ?)
Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca?
Marsh Violet: Viola palustris ?
Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa (ssp. linguifolia ?)
Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata
* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides - Fading out of bloom.
Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum
* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina
* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum (ssp. parviflorum ?)
Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum
Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi ?
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
* Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana ?
Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
* Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda
* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea
White-veined Wintergreen: Pyrola picta
Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis
* Gilia
* Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii
Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale - Fading out of bloom.
Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
* Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata
Silky Phacelia: Phacelia sericea var. ciliosa - At summit of Round Mountain.
Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha
* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia
* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima
* Narrow-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja linariifolia
Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus
* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus
* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus
Penstemon: Penstemon sp.
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale
* Small Bedstraw: Galium trifidum
Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis
Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Berries ripening.
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus - Berries ripening.
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca
* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
Pussytoes: Antennaria sp.
Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi - Fading out of bloom.
Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula - In bud at the summit of Round Mountain.
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - In bud at the summit of Round Mountain.
* Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans
Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata
* Truckee Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus humilis
Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
* Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata
Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis - Past bloom.
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericamaeria nauseosa (var. speciosus ?)
Yellow Desert Fleabane: Erigeron linearis
* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus
* Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata
* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare
* Pineappleweed: Matricaria discoidea
Narrowhead Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii
* Western Coneflower: Rudbeckia occidentalis
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
* Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra
* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum (var. parryi ?)
* Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum ?
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Chipmunks
Red Squirrels
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vultures
Prairie Falcon hazing and being hazed in return by Turkey Vultures
Dusky Grouse - Immature
Black-backed Woodpeckers, many with juveniles wanting to be fed
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-naped Sapsuckers
White-headed Woodpeckers, one adult with several noisy and hungry juveniles
Canada Jays
Stellers Jays
Western Tanagers
Hermit Thrush
Mountain Bluebirds
Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Juncos
Mountain Chickadees
Pine Siskins
Red-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Rock Wren with 4 young
Vaux's Swifts
Ant Lions
Fritillarys
Pine Whites
Wood Nymphs
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