Absaroka-Beartooth
IUCN IbWilderness · 1978
3 809 km²
County · USA
Carbon
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(43 %)
Species observed
3 788
Observations
147 405
Area
5 333,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Carbon : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 80 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 16.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
80
Connectance
0.161
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 788 distinct species · 147 405 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
5,1°C
Annual rain
489mm
Warmest m°
26,1°C
Coldest m°
-11,2°C
Elevation: 1 693 m on average (min 1 004 m, max 3 567 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
5,1°C
Annual rain
489mm
Warmest month
26,1°C
Coldest month
-11,2°C
Mean alt.
1 693m
Min
1 004m
Max
3 567m
Std. dev.
613m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(43 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
26,8g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
39,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
41,6g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
34,5%
Silt
40,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
24,4g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
39,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
38,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.1%
Crops5.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil11.9%
Other (grassland, water…)68.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 24 lakes · 32 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
618,4km
Lake surface here
10,07km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
51 025km²
Discharge in basins
178,2m³/s
Mean precip.
433mm/an
Mean T°
5,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,51
Max snow
57%
Mean runoff
201mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 670m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Clarks Fork Yellowstone Riversub-area2 127,8 km²overlap1889.80 km²35%
- Bassin de Rock Creeksub-area1 449,5 km²overlap1402.99 km²26%
- Bassin de Sage Creeksub-area965,8 km²overlap477.64 km²9%
- Bassin de West Rosebud Creeksub-area1 060 km²overlap424.26 km²8%
- Basin #13550sub-area336,2 km²overlap258.10 km²5%
- Bassin de Yellowstone Riversub-area1 020,1 km²overlap192.23 km²4%
- Bassin de Deadman Creeksub-area401,8 km²overlap183.04 km²3%
- Bassin de Clarks Fork Yellowstone Riversub-area644,3 km²overlap160.86 km²3%
- Bassin de Clarks Fork Yellowstone Riversub-area300,5 km²overlap126.70 km²2%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #07380sub-area261,6 km²overlap71.64 km²1%
- Bassin de Clarks Fork Yellowstone Riversub-area1 245,2 km²overlap52.77 km²1%
- Bassin de Shoshone Riversub-area446,3 km²overlap43.01 km²1%
- Bassin de Stillwater Riversub-area330 km²overlap37.58 km²1%
- Bassin de Bighorn Riversub-area742,1 km²overlap4.92 km²0%
- Basin #12450sub-area16,5 km²overlap3.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Clarks Fork Yellowstone Riversub-area369,4 km²overlap3.16 km²0%
- Bassin de Pryor Creeksub-area1 561 km²overlap1.36 km²0%
Lakes (24, top by area)
- Bighorn Lakearea11,1 km²avg depth158.9 m
- Cooney Reservoirarea2,5 km²avg depth12.2 m
- Bighorn Lakearea1 km²avg depth30.9 m
- Lac 1041348area0,9 km²avg depth9.0 m
- Lac 1041150area0,6 km²avg depth7.7 m
- Lac 1039701area0,5 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 1041002area0,5 km²avg depth7.8 m
- Lac 1041228area0,4 km²avg depth9.1 m
- Lac 1041078area0,4 km²avg depth7.3 m
15 more lakes
- Lac 1040939area0,3 km²avg depth8.8 m
- Lac 1040221area0,3 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1040173area0,3 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1041306area0,3 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Lac 1041167area0,3 km²avg depth7.3 m
- Lac 1040801area0,3 km²avg depth7.7 m
- Lac 1040928area0,3 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Lac 1040777area0,2 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1041036area0,2 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1040972area0,2 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1040854area0,2 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Lac 1041058area0,1 km²avg depth7.6 m
- Lac 1040868area0,1 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1040733area0,1 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Lac 1041057area0,1 km²avg depth6.7 m
Rivers / streams (32, ord ≥ 4)
- Clarks Fork Yellowstone Riverord 5len here236.88 km55%total434 km
- Rock Creekord 8len here83.69 km4%total2074 km
- West Fork Rock Creekord 2len here35.99 km100%total36 km
- East Rosebud Creekord 3len here24.90 km96%total26 km
- Butcher Creekord 2len here22.26 km48%total47 km
- Yellowstone Riverord 7len here21.70 km1%total2004 km
- Duffield Ditchord 4len here20.52 km100%total20 km
- Red Lodge Creekord 3len here19.94 km100%total20 km
- Morris Creekord 2len here17.31 km51%total34 km
- Hellroaring Creekord 5len here15.06 km30%total50 km
- Lake Fork of Rock Creekord 2len here14.47 km100%total14 km
- Russell Creekord 4len here11.84 km11%total110 km
20 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Deadman Creekord 1len here8.58 km100%total9 km
- Granite Creekord 1len here8.11 km51%total16 km
- Cow Creekord 6len here7.98 km2%total415 km
- West Red Lodge Creekord 1len here7.57 km100%total8 km
- Clear Creek Ditchord 3len here6.50 km100%total6 km
- Lake Forkord 3len here6.40 km7%total97 km
- Wyoming Creekord 1len here5.74 km100%total6 km
- Sierra Creekord 1len here5.53 km100%total6 km
- Snow Creekord 1len here4.61 km70%total7 km
- Rye Grass Creekord 1len here4.30 km100%total4 km
- Lake Creekord 6len here4.20 km2%total262 km
- Quad Creekord 2len here4.20 km100%total4 km
- Crazy Creekord 3len here4.07 km18%total22 km
- Phantom Creekord 1len here3.79 km43%total9 km
- Whirlpool Creekord 1len here3.66 km100%total4 km
- Chain Creekord 1len here3.08 km37%total8 km
- Arch Creekord 4len here2.28 km7%total35 km
- Antelope Creekord 6len here1.36 km0%total485 km
- Sage Creekord 4len here1.12 km1%total140 km
- Big Ditchord 5len here0.75 km1%total55 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
5,4%
Pesticides
8,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN Ib · 6IUCN Ia · 3IUCN V · 1IUCN IV · 1
Line Creek Plateau
IUCN IaResearch Natural Area · 2000
78 km²
High Lakes
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1984
60 km²
Pryor Mountain
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1992
53 km²
East Rosebud Creek, Montana
IUCN VWild and Scenic River · 2018
16 km²
Burnt Timber Canyon
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1992
14 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Absaroka-BeartoothWildernessIUCN Ib19783 809 km²
- Line Creek PlateauResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia200078 km²
- High LakesWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib198460 km²
- Pryor MountainWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199253 km²
- East Rosebud Creek, MontanaWild and Scenic RiverIUCN V201816 km²
- Burnt Timber CanyonWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199214 km²
- Lost Water CanyonResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia199411 km²
- Big Horn Tack-OnWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199211 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of MtNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1 km²
- High LakesWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib19840 km²
- Line Creek PlateauResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia20000 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN