Hideout Mesa
Status
Established
Year Established
2000
Location
Station
State
Utah
National Forest Regions
Intermountain Region (R4)
38.358333, -109.083333
Hideout Mesa Research Natural Area
Ecological and Physical Description
Size
360ac (146ha)
Elevation Range
7,100' (2,164m) - 7,560' (2,304m)
Primary Features
Supports tall well developed woodlands of two needle pinon pine and Utah juniper at elevations close to their upper limit for the borad vegetation zone. These woodlands contain patches of mountain bursh species interspersed with more open grassier undrstory areas, with small fragments of ponderosa pine and Wyoming big sagebrush communities.
Last updated February 1, 2023