Weather: Temperatures in the upper 60s in the morning climbing to the mid 70s by the afternoon. The morning saw clear skies with a light wind that persisted all day long which made the hike comfortable.
Pisgah Meadows and Pisgah Mountain is found along the southern edge of the Bridge Creek Wilderness. There are no trails in the area (including the wilderness), and travel is much easier via existing roads due to downed timber resulting from recent wildfires. Few hikers and campers appear to use the area, and ATV traffic seems to be light (on the roads).
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* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Scrub Birch: Betula glandulosa
Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Dwarf Rush: Juncus hemiendytus var. hemiendytus
* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus
* Common Woodrush: Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora ? - Beginning to bloom. (This could be L. comosa)
* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecuris pratensis
* Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata
* Tufted Hairgrass: Deschampsia cespitosa ?
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. elymoides or hordeoides ?)
* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum
* Timothy: Phleum pratense
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.
* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
* Swamp Onion: Allium madidum
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods ripening.
* Panicled Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - In bloom at the summit.
Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - In bud.
California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?) - In bud.
* Long-spurred Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys
* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides var. kelloggii
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
Umbellate Springbeauty: Claytonia umbellata
* Dwarf Lewisia: Lewisia pygmaea - Fading out of bloom.
* Bitteroot: Lewisia rediviva
* Threeleaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla
Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis
Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta - In bud.
* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra
Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Past bloom.
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
Hornseed Buttercup: Ranunculus testiculatus
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - In bud.
* Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora
* Sicklepod Rockcress: Boechera sparsiflora
* Pennsylvania Bittercress: Cardamine pennsylvanica
* Alaska Draba: Draba stenoloba ?
Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Fruits ripening.
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorum
* Bog Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana
* Alpine Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra
* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida
* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - Fading out of bloom.
* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre
* Mountain Currant: Ribes montigenum
* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum - Fading out of bloom.
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius
* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
* Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
* Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
Western Burnet: Poteridium occidentale - In bud.
* Rocky Mountain Mountain-ash: Sorbus scopulina
* Kellogg Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Beginning to bloom.
Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - In bud.
* Many-stalked Clover: Trifolium longipes var. multipedunculatum - Fading out of bloom.
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.
* White Clover: Trifolium repens
* Western Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii ?
* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana ?)
* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca
* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa - Fading out of bloom.
* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. praemosa - Fading out of bloom.
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus - In bud.
* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides
* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum
* Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile
* Long-leaved Evening Primrose: Taraxia subacaulis
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
Desert Parsley: Lomatium cous or L. hendersonii ?
Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii or L. piperi - Past bloom.
* Slender-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
* Ranger's Buttons: Sphenosciadium capitellatum ? - Beginning to bloom.
* Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium
* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis
* Yellow-staining Collomia: Collomia tinctoria
Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata
* Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale
* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilis - Fading out of bloom at Pisgah Meadows.
* Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum
* Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha
* Slender-branched Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys leptocladus
* Applegate's Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. applegatei
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Dwarf Monkeyflower: Diplacus nanus
Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
* Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri
* Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis ?
* Clustered Broomrape: Aphyllon fasciculatum or Clustered Broomrape: Aphyllon franciscanum ? - Unknown host.
* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. occidentalis
* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
* Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata
* Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Past bloom.
* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Beginning to bloom.
* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis
Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia
* Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis
Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri
* Eaton's Shaggy Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus
* Foreign Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis - Beginning to bloom.
* Yellow Desert Fleabane: Erigeron linearis
* Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - Beginning to bloom on the summit ridge.
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud.
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
Narrowhead Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - In bud.
* Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Still in bloom at the summit.
Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra - In bud.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Oyster Plant: Tragopogon dubius
Belding Ground Squirrels
Red Squirrels
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Raven
Gray Jays
Brewer's Blackbirds
Northern Flicker
Hairy Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood Peewees
Western Tanagers
American Robins
Mountain Bluebirds
Cassin's Finch
Brewer's Sparrows
Chipping Sparrows
Lincoln Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
Mountain Chickadees
Yellow-rumped Warbler
House Wrens
Anise Swallowtails
Pale Swallowtails
Milbert's Tortoiseshells
Sara's Orangetips
Anglewings
Sulfurs
Blues