Gunbarrel
Status
Established
Year Established
1972
Location
Station
State
Idaho
National Forest Regions
Intermountain Region (R4)
45.3923, -114.6829
Gunbarrel Research Natural Area
Ecological and Physical Description
Size
1,600ac (647ha)
Elevation Range
2,880' (878m) - 7,192' (2,192m)
Primary Features
Within the area that burned very hot during the 1961 Corn Creek Fire. Vegetation consists of a mixture of forbs, grass, browse, and tree seedlings (principally ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir, with some lodgepole pine). There is one younger stand on the east side of the Gunbarrel Creek drainiage composed of Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine that was not consumed by the fire.
Last updated February 1, 2023