Square Mountain Creek
Status
Established
Year Established
1998
Location
Station
State
Idaho
National Forest Regions
Northern Region (R1)
45.613611, -115.849167
Square Mountain Creek Research Natural Area
Ecological and Physical Description
Size
709ac (287ha)
Elevation Range
6,635' (2,022m) - 8,000' (2,438m)
Primary Features
Square Mountain Creek Research Natural Area (RNA) is a glaciated cirque basin in the center of the Gospel-Hump Wilderness. It contains one of the rarest plant species in Idaho, Douglasia idahoensis; at least six subalpine fir habitat types and several phases of some of these types; whitebark pine-subalpine fir types; and a well developed aquatic system.
Last updated January 31, 2023