This trail was hiked from the Fawn Creek Trailhead.
Weather: Temperatures in the low 60s in the morning climbing to the low 70s by the afternoon. Skies were partly cloudy with a bit of haze in the air. We reached snow drifts from 1-2' thick along Lodgepole Creek and turned around at that point. I'd guess that the trail is normally open by mid-May most recent years.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Comprehensive plant list for Lookout Mountain.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Common Duckweed: Lemna minor - In Fawn Creek at trailhead.
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides - Freshly leafing out.
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica
Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum
Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis
Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis - In bud.
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum - In bud.
* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus
Large-flowered Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus
* Steer's Head: Dicentra uniflora
* Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - Beginning to bloom.
Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora
* Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum var. stenopetalum
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera
Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora ? sppppp - Basal leaves.
Nesting Saxifrage: Micranthes nidifica - Basal leaves.
Gooseberry: Ribes sp. - Leafing out. In Fawn Creek at trailhead.
Austin's Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. austiniae ?
Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
Rocky Mountain Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina
Lanszwert's Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii
Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus - Leaves
Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Leaves
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - In bud.
False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides
Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum
Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. ?)
*Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia (some plants look like ssp. praemorsa)
Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa - Blooming along the access road.
Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi - Leafy bract on stems.
* Slender-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Blooming in open meadows several hundred meters below the trailhead.
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana
Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus - Only leaves.
* Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum
Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina - At trailhead.
* Long-flowered Bluebell: Mertensia longiflora
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Beginning to bloom.
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus - At trailhead.
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis ? - Beginning to leaf out.
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca
Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata
Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - In bud.
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - In bud.
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare - At trailhead.
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?) - At trailhead.
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans - Buds forming.
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Elk
Red Squirrel
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Sapsucker
Stellers Jays
Western Tanagers
American Robins
Cassins Finch
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Mountain Chickadees
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Brown Creeper
Julia's Orange Tips
Anglewings