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The South Warner Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area 12 miles (19 km) east of Alturas, California, USA. It encompasses more than 70,000 acres (283 km2) of the Warner Mountains. It is within the Modoc National Forest and managed by the US Forest Service. Elevations range from 5,000 feet (1,500 m) to 9,895 feet at Eagle Peak. The highest parts of the Warner Mountains were set aside in 1931 as a primitive area. In 1964, the Wilderness Act created the South Warner Wilderness. In 1984, 1,940 acres (7.9 km2) were added to the wilderness with the passage of the California Wilderness Act. The Warner crest divides waters that flow west into the Sacramento/Pit River drainage, and east into the Great Basin Alkali lakes of Surprise Valley. Much of the crest is a narrow ridgeline with…
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Lupinus sellulus
SPECIES ·
“Donner Lake Lupine”
25
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lupinus arbustus
SPECIES ·
“Longspur Lupine”
20
Observations
JAN - DEC
Sticky Currant
Ribes viscosissimum (species)
12
Observations
JAN - DEC
Potentilla drummondii
SPECIES ·
“Drummond's Cinquefoil”
11
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lake Tahoe Lupine
Lupinus meionanthus (species)
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana (species)
48
Observations
JAN - DEC
Dark-Eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis (species)
46
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Robin
Turdus migratorius (species)
43
Observations
JAN - DEC
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri (species),
“Steller's Blue Jay”
43
Observations
JAN - DEC
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli (species),
“Parus Gambelli”
41
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Vanessa cardui
SPECIES ·
“Painted Lady”, “Pyrameis Cardui”, “Cynthia Cardui”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Gnophaela latipennis
SPECIES
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Occidryas chalcedona
SPECIES
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Speyeria zerene
SPECIES ·
“Zerene Fritillary”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lorquin's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini (species)
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Region
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Protected Area
33
Wilderness Area
1
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South Warner Wilderness
South Warner Wilderness
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