View south along the east-facing slopes of the Hart Mountain ridgeline with Warner Peak (8017') the high point at center left, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge...........June 9, 2016. Photo taken from Barnhardi Road about one and one-half miles uphill from Hot Springs Campground.
Directions: From Hot Springs Campground, follow Barnhardi Road west from the vault toilet near the junction of the spur road up Bond Creek, crossing to the north side of Rock Creek via a wooden vehicle bridge, then passing the western most vault toilet. After about one-third of a mile, the road reaches a locked gate. Pass through, cross a small side stream and continue southwest along wetlands. The road turns west and climbs along a stream to a long aspen grove which it passes through. The road then turns south, becomes rougher and climbs much more steeply to an open, rocky bald filled with wildflowers that is more level and has decent views all around. The jeep road soon comes to a junction. Continuing straight you soon proceed downhill to the marshes of Barnhardi Basin, and one can continue trending south-southwest to Blue Sky.
For this hike, we turned west (right) and continued uphill through grassy meadows and sagebrush slopes eventually climbing to the flatter plateau atop the ridgeline of Hart Mountain, with views downhill into the upper part of North Fork Degarmo canyon, and eastwards from Poker Jim Ridge to the Steens Mt., Beatty's Butte, the Pueblo and Trouth Creek Mountains and some of the high peaks in northwest Nevada. Continue west along the ridge for a view out over Warner Valley.
Weather: Temperatures in the low to mid 50s around noon time with light winds and partly cloudy skies.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Duckweed: Lemna minor
* Douglas' Sedge: Carex douglasii
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides - Beginning to bloom.
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. secunda
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum
* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
* Meadow Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion venenosum
* Western Blue-eyed Grass: Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale
* Mat Buckwheat: Eriogonum cespitosum
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
* Goose Lake Wild Buckheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum
* Modoc Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense
Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare
Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Alpine Sorrel: Rumex paucifolius
* Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa
* Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
* Linearleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Fading out of bloom.
* King's Sandwort: Eremogone kingii var. glabrescens
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Slim Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Veiny Meadowrue: Thalictrum venulosum
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
* Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Fading out of bloom.
* Flixweed: Descurainia sophia
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
* King's Bladerpod: Physaria kingii ssp. diversifolia
* Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra
* Small-flowered Prairiestar: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Slender Prairiestar: Lithophragma tenellum
Utah Serviceberry: Amelanchier utahensis - Fruits forming.
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius (var. intermontanus ?)
* Sharp-toothed Cinquefoil: Drymocallis convallaria
* Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum ssp. ciliatum
* Big-headed Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. capitata
* Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri
* Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
* Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
* Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - Fading out of bloom.
* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana - Fading out of bloom.
* Threadstalk Milkvetch: Astragalus filipes
* Sickle Milkvetch: Astragalus curvicarpus var. curvicarpus
* Freckled Milkvetch: Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus
* Arcane Milkvetch: Astragalus obscurus
* Woollypod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii var. tinctus
* Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
* Cusick's Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. cusickii
* Small-headed Clover: Trifolium microcephalum
* Western Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii
* Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum
* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (var. oregana ?)
* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa var. linguifolia - Fading out of bloom.
* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp venosa - Fading out of bloom.
Tall Annual Eveningprimrose: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum (diffusum ?)
* Long-leaved Evening-primrose: Taraxia subacaulis
* Tansy-leaved Evening-primrose: Taraxia tanacetifolia
* Carrotleaf Biscuitroot: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (formerly var. eatonii)
MacDougal's Biscuitroot: Lomatium foeniculaceum var. macdougalii - Past bloom.
* Nevada Biscuitroot: Lomatium nevadense - Fading out of bloom.
* Nineleaf Biscuitroot: Lomatium triternatum ssp. platycarpum
Showy Milkweed: Asclepias speciosa
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
* Narrowleaved Collomia: Collomia linearis
* Yellow-staining Collomia: Collomia tinctoria
* Prickly Phlox: Linanthus pungens
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Brewer's Navarretia: Navarretia breweri
* Sagebrush Phlolx: Phlox aculeata
* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa
* Moss Phlox: Phlox muscoides
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum - Fading out of bloom.
Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora
Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
* Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata - Beginning to bloom.
* Narrowleaved Phacelia: Phacelia linearis
* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
* Yellow and Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis discolor
Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia
* Dwarf Skullcap: Scutellaria nana
* Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum
* Narrow-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja linariifolia
* Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa var. pilosa
* Sticky Paintbrush: Castilleja viscidula ?
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower: Diplacus nanus
* Lowly Penstemon: Penstemon humilis var. humilis
* Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii
* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus
* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
* Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Beginning to bloom.
* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora
Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Past bloom.
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea
* Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia
* Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula (ssp. ?)
Gray Sagewort: Artemisia ludoviciana var. candicans
Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata
Sticky Yellow Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus
Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
* Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum var. robustum
* Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum ?
* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata
* Modoc Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis
Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis
* Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides
Narrowleaf Wirelettuce: Stephanomeria (tenuifolia ?)
* Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
* Little-leaf Horsebrush: Tetradymia glabrata - Beginning to bloom.
* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Goshawk
Golden Eagle
Harrier
Red-tailed Hawks
Turkey Vulture
Ravens
Sage Thrashers
Brewer's Blackbirds
Western Meadowlark
Green-tailed Towhees
Brewer's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow ?
Boisduval's Blue
Spotted Blue
Checkerspot
Fritillary
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Western Swallowtails
Cicada
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