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.
Spanish Peak is found near the northeastern edge of the Ochoco National Forest, or just northwest of the Black Canyon Wilderness. It is several miles west of the South Fork John Day River. There are a number of trails here, although old access road worked for us when road 3800-200 was blocked by downed trees about one mile uphill from the junction with road 3800. 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
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa
Sculpted Puffball: Calvatia sculpta
* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.
* Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. elymoides or hordeoides ?)
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Bluegrass: Poa secunda
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.
* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods ripening.
Panicled Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
* Bluedicks: Triteleia grandiflora
California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?) - In bud.
Inflated Grasswidow: Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum
Shortspur Rein Orchid: Platanthera (unalascensis ?) - Floral stems ascending.
* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Yellow-flowered form. Beginning to bloom.
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides - Beginning to bloom.
* Bicolor Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. dicrocephalum
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides var. kelloggii
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
* Dwarf Lewisia: Lewisia pygmaea - Fading out of bloom.
* Bitteroot: Lewisia rediviva
* Threeleaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla
* Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana
Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta - In bud.
Campion: Silene sp. - In bud.
Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Past bloom.
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
* Veiny Meadowrue: Thalictrum venulosum
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
* Lance-leaved Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum - Beginning to bloom.
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - In bud.
* Sicklepod Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora
* Secund Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta
* Sticky Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. viscosa
* Alaska Draba: Draba stenoloba ?
Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Fruits ripening.
* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera - Fading out of bloom.
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorum
* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida
* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - Fading out of bloom.
* Mountain Currant: Ribes montigenum
* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum - Fading out of bloom.
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius
* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea
* Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
Western Burnet: Poteridium occidentale - In bud.
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
* Whitney's Balloon Milkvetch: Astragalus whitneyi var. sonneanus
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus - Beginning to bloom.
* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Beginning to bloom.
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.
* Rydberg's Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum
* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca
* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa - Fading out of bloom.
* Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum
* Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile
* Fennel Cymopterus: Cymopterus terebinthinus var. foeniculaceus
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
* Slender-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis
* Yellow-staining Collomia: Collomia tinctoria
* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima
Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Brewer's Navarretia: Navarretia breweri
* Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata
* Smooth-leaved Gilia: Navarretia capillaris
* Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens
* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilis
* Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum
* Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata - In bud.
* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha
* Long-flowered Bluebell: Mertensia longiflora - Fading out of bloom.
Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia - In bud.
* Applegate's Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. applegatei
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Dwarf Monkeyflower: Diplacus nanus
* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus
* Low Mt. Bedstraw: Galium bifolium
* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
* Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca
Stoloniferous Everlasting: Antennaria flagellaris
* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides - Fading out of bloom.
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula
Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans
Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata
* Palouse Thistle: Cirsium (brevifolium ?)- Native
* Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis
Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri
Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa
* Golden Fleabane: Erigeron chrysopsidis var. chrysopsidis
* Eaton's Shaggy Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus
* Yellow Desert Fleabane: Erigeron linearis
Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - In bud.
* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
* Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii
White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud.
* Pineappleweed: Matricaria discoidea
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Fading out of bloom.
Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra - In bud.
* Stemless Goldenweed: Stenotus acaulis
* Woolly goldenweed: Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus
* 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