Mount Evans
IUCN IbWilderness · 1980
297 km²
County · USA
Clear Creek
United States
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(60 %)
Species observed
3 915
Observations
187 225
Area
1 024,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Clear Creek : 25 espèces reliées par 112 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 11.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 19 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
44
Interactions affichées
112
Connectance
0.118
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 915 distinct species · 187 225 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
-0,5°C
Annual rain
832mm
Warmest m°
18,7°C
Coldest m°
-15,9°C
Elevation: 3 167 m on average (min 2 210 m, max 4 063 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-0,5°C
Annual rain
832mm
Warmest month
18,7°C
Coldest month
-15,9°C
Mean alt.
3 167m
Min
2 210m
Max
4 063m
Std. dev.
426m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(60 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
49,7g/kg
Clay
13,5%
Sand
59,5%
Silt
27,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
90,0g/kg
Clay
14,4%
Sand
57,1%
Silt
28,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
13,1%
Sand
59,7%
Silt
27,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
13,0%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
25,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest53.5%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil8.7%
Other (grassland, water…)37.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 2 lakes · 18 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
188,6km
Lake surface here
0,40km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
10 556km²
Discharge in basins
3,9m³/s
Mean precip.
543mm/an
Mean T°
3,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Max snow
49%
Mean runoff
95mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 581m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Clear Creeksub-area1 472,3 km²overlap735.47 km²72%
- Bassin de Cherry Creeksub-area3 849,8 km²overlap226.48 km²22%
- Bassin de North Fork of the South Platte Riversub-area1 239,7 km²overlap58.83 km²6%
- Bassin de Blue Riversub-area1 745,4 km²overlap3.22 km²0%
- Bassin de Fraser Riversub-area782,9 km²overlap0.35 km²0%
- Bassin de Williams Forksub-area591,9 km²overlap0.30 km²0%
- Bassin de South Boulder Creeksub-area2 549,3 km²overlap0.19 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)
- Clear Creekord 6len here72.39 km5%total1466 km
- Fall Riverord 5len here18.50 km11%total175 km
- Vance Creekord 1len here13.39 km84%total16 km
- Bear Creekord 6len here12.86 km1%total2230 km
- South Clear Creekord 3len here11.14 km28%total40 km
- Hoop Creekord 2len here11.00 km100%total11 km
- Leavenworth Creekord 1len here7.32 km100%total7 km
- Mill Creekord 7len here6.76 km0%total1839 km
- Chicago Creekord 2len here6.33 km14%total44 km
- Beartrack Creekord 1len here5.84 km100%total6 km
- West Fork Clear Creekord 1len here4.54 km67%total7 km
- Lion Creekord 3len here4.25 km19%total22 km
6 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
8,5%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN V · 6IUCN Not Assigned · 4IUCN Ib · 3IUCN Ia · 1
James Peak
IUCN IbWilderness · 2002
69 km²
Vasquez Peak
IUCN IbWilderness · 1993
53 km²
Clear Creek County Open Space Beaver Brook
IUCN Not AssignedOpen Space · 2005
22 km²
Williams Fork
IUCN VNon-Governmental Lands · 1938
19 km²
Clear Creek County Open Space - Parcels A,B,C (Elmgreen)
IUCN Not AssignedOpen Space
14 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Mount EvansWildernessIUCN Ib1980297 km²
- James PeakWildernessIUCN Ib200269 km²
- Vasquez PeakWildernessIUCN Ib199353 km²
- Clear Creek County Open Space Beaver BrookOpen SpaceIUCN Not Assigned200522 km²
- Williams ForkNon-Governmental LandsIUCN V193819 km²
- Clear Creek County Open Space - Parcels A,B,C (Elmgreen)Open SpaceIUCN Not Assigned14 km²
- Saxon MountainLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V20032 km²
- Alps MountainLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V20031 km²
- Mount GoliathResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19571 km²
- Snyder MountainLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V20020 km²
- Silver Plume Mountain Park In-Holding Winning Card TractParkIUCN Not Assigned20100 km²
- OmohundroLocal Land Trust LandsIUCN V19910 km²
- Silver Plume Mountain Park In-Holding - Cyclone TractParkIUCN Not Assigned20100 km²
- Vasquez TunnelNon-Governmental LandsIUCN V19580 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN