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.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Comprehensive plant list for Lookout Mountain.
Bolete?
Coral Fungi
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
Gray Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Common Duckweed: Lemna minor
* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis
* Ross' Sedge: Carex rossii
Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus - In bud. Stream at Fawn Creek trailhead.
* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.
* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus ssp. macrocarpus - In bud.
* Spotted Fritillary: Fritillaria atropurpurea
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods forming.
* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum
* Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum - In bud.
* Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis
* Long-spurred Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys
Alaska Rein Orchid: Platanthera unalascensis ?
* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides
Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii ?
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Heart-leaved Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia
Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis
* Threeleaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis
* Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum
* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
Pearlwort: Sagina sp.
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
* Meadowrue: Thalictrum sp.
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
* Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii
Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora - Sickle-shaped fruits.
* Sticky Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. viscosa
Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum var. stenopetalum
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera - Fading out of bloom.
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora
* Slender Woodland Star: Lithophragma tenellum
* Nesting Saxifrage: Micranthes nidifica - Fading out of bloom.
Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma - In bud. Lodgepole Creek.
* Oregon Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana
* Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra
* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida
* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
* Northern Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare - Lodgepole Creek.
* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre - Lodgepole Creek.
* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum
* Valley Cinquefoil: Drymocallis convallaria
Idaho Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glabrata ? - In bud.
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
* Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - In bud.
Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis
Annual Burnet: Poteridium occidentale
Lanszwert's Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii
* Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus - Beginning to bloom.
* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Beginning to bloom.
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.
* White Clover: Trifolium repens - At the trailhead.
Cow Vetch: Vicia sativa ?
* Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum
* False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides
Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. ?)
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus
Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides
* Marsh Violet: Viola palustris ? - In Lodgepole Creek next to trail.
* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia
* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
* Slender-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana
* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - In bud.
* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis
Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima - In bud.
Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii ?
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Smooth-leaved Gilia: Navarretia capillaris
Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale
* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus
* Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum
* Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum
* Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora
Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina - In bud.
* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha
* Long-flowered Bluebell: Mertensia longiflora
Nettle-leaved Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia - In bud.
Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima
* Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata (or one of the variants)
Musk Monkeyflower: Erythranthe moschata - Leaves.
Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus - In bud.
* American Brooklime: Veronica americana
* Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa
* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. occidentalis
Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale
* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
* Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca
Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa
* Silvery Pussytoes: Antennaria argentea
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi - In bud.
Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata
Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare - At trailhead.
Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - In bud.
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?) - At trailhead.
* Eaton's Shaggy Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus
Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina
Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - In bud.
* Smallhead Tarweed: Hemizonella minima
White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
Streambank Groundsel: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea - In bud.
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra
Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum ? - Leaves only.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Coyote
Red Squirrel
Turkey Vulture
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker - At trailhead.
Clark's Nutcrackers
American Robins
Hermit Thrushes - Calling.
Spotted Towhee
Milbert's Tortoiseshells
Pale Swallowtail
Sulphurs