Mount Zirkel
IUCN IbWilderness · 1964
650 km²
County · USA
Routt
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(75 %)
Species observed
2 800
Observations
218 564
Area
6 135,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Routt : 28 espèces reliées par 68 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
68
Connectance
0.108
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
2 800 distinct species · 218 564 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,2°C
Annual rain
778mm
Warmest m°
24,2°C
Coldest m°
-13,6°C
Elevation: 2 496 m on average (min 1 907 m, max 3 487 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,2°C
Annual rain
778mm
Warmest month
24,2°C
Coldest month
-13,6°C
Mean alt.
2 496m
Min
1 907m
Max
3 487m
Std. dev.
318m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(75 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
49,9g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
40,3%
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
6,3
Org. C
92,9g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
41,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
36,4g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
33,8%
Silt
40,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
39,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest35.9%
Crops2.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil3.8%
Other (grassland, water…)58.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 11 lakes · 62 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
926,3km
Lake surface here
11,35km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 833km²
Discharge in basins
20,3m³/s
Mean precip.
498mm/an
Mean T°
2,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,45
Max snow
49%
Mean runoff
78mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 511m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Elkhead Creeksub-area1 932,9 km²overlap1646.76 km²27%
- Bassin de Yampa Riversub-area1 639,3 km²overlap1456.82 km²24%
- Bassin de Elk Riversub-area1 209,2 km²overlap1204.60 km²20%
- Bassin de Little Snake Riversub-area2 820,9 km²overlap830.22 km²14%
- Bassin de Colorado Riversub-area2 713 km²overlap664.10 km²11%
- Bassin de Williams Forksub-area1 141,6 km²overlap300.72 km²5%
- Bassin de Muddy Creeksub-area805,9 km²overlap22.80 km²0%
- Bassin de Grizzly Creeksub-area1 854,5 km²overlap5.56 km²0%
- Bassin de Encampment Riversub-area672,8 km²overlap2.62 km²0%
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Steamboat Lakearea4,1 km²avg depth11.2 m
- Stagecoach Reservoirarea2,9 km²avg depth17.6 m
- Lake Catamountarea1,9 km²avg depth8.0 m
- Elk Head Reservoirarea1,6 km²avg depth13.9 m
- Lac 1055175area0,7 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1055545area0,5 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1055981area0,3 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1056031area0,2 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 1055375area0,2 km²avg depth7.6 m
Rivers / streams (62, ord ≥ 4)
- Yampa Riverord 6len here138.55 km26%total535 km
- Elkhead Creekord 5len here86.49 km84%total102 km
- Elk Riverord 4len here73.79 km100%total74 km
- Little Snake Riverord 5len here44.80 km12%total368 km
- Oak Creekord 4len here36.57 km18%total208 km
- Trout Creekord 4len here35.64 km25%total142 km
- Egeria Creekord 3len here30.54 km100%total31 km
- Willow Creekord 4len here30.07 km7%total458 km
- Soda Creekord 4len here24.71 km82%total30 km
- Corral Creekord 5len here24.53 km37%total66 km
- Middle Fork Little Snake Riverord 3len here21.57 km100%total22 km
- Rock Creekord 4len here21.19 km10%total204 km
50 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Bear Riverord 2len here18.66 km95%total20 km
- Fishhook Creekord 2len here18.65 km85%total22 km
- Sarvis Creekord 1len here17.85 km89%total20 km
- Toponas Creekord 3len here13.77 km100%total14 km
- Williams Forkord 4len here13.69 km10%total135 km
- Silver Creekord 4len here13.21 km7%total188 km
- North Fork Elk Creekord 1len here12.97 km100%total13 km
- Sunnyside Creekord 3len here12.40 km31%total41 km
- Morrison Creekord 2len here12.40 km66%total19 km
- South Fork Elk Riverord 2len here12.09 km100%total12 km
- Phillips Creekord 2len here11.98 km100%total12 km
- South Fork Mad Creekord 2len here11.58 km100%total12 km
- Green Creekord 1len here11.32 km100%total11 km
- Harrison Creekord 1len here10.86 km100%total11 km
- Fish Creekord 3len here10.63 km7%total150 km
- Trail Creekord 1len here10.22 km32%total32 km
- Mad Creekord 4len here9.47 km100%total9 km
- Middle Fork Elk Riverord 2len here8.27 km100%total8 km
- Walton Creekord 4len here8.21 km100%total8 km
- King Creekord 4len here8.17 km38%total22 km
- North Fork Fish Creekord 2len here7.65 km84%total9 km
- Lester Creekord 1len here7.30 km100%total7 km
- Larson Creekord 1len here6.83 km61%total11 km
- Red Dirt Creekord 2len here6.74 km24%total28 km
- Smith Creekord 1len here6.51 km32%total20 km
- Cabin Creekord 5len here6.21 km19%total32 km
- North Fork Cedar Creekord 1len here6.11 km75%total8 km
- Middle Fork Mad Creekord 1len here6.00 km100%total6 km
- Mill Creekord 3len here5.67 km5%total112 km
- Gold Creekord 1len here5.31 km100%total5 km
- Little Rock Creekord 2len here5.18 km22%total24 km
- Spring Creekord 4len here4.38 km1%total316 km
- Middle Fork Fish Creekord 1len here4.17 km100%total4 km
- Elk Creekord 5len here4.11 km6%total72 km
- Yarmony Creekord 1len here3.87 km47%total8 km
- Whiskey Creekord 2len here3.83 km7%total53 km
- Hot Springs Creekord 2len here3.71 km16%total23 km
- Mica Creekord 1len here3.09 km100%total3 km
- Roaring Fork Little Snake Riverord 3len here2.43 km18%total14 km
- Shoe and Stocking Creekord 1len here1.81 km100%total2 km
- Battle Creekord 3len here1.79 km5%total39 km
- North Three Island Creekord 1len here1.69 km100%total2 km
- North Fork Little Snake Riverord 2len here1.40 km5%total27 km
- South Fork Soda Creekord 1len here1.24 km100%total1 km
- Gunn Creekord 1len here1.16 km100%total1 km
- East Branch South Fork Mad Creekord 1len here0.88 km100%total1 km
- Tepee Creekord 1len here0.79 km6%total14 km
- Horse Creekord 2len here0.53 km1%total37 km
- Lost Dog Creekord 1len here0.53 km100%total1 km
- Muddy Creekord 5len here0.53 km0%total519 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
7,9%
Pesticides
2,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas44
IUCN V · 26IUCN Not Assigned · 14IUCN Ib · 2IUCN Ia · 2
Sarvis Creek
IUCN IbWilderness · 1993
179 km²
Yampa River
IUCN VEasement
60 km²
Silver Creek
IUCN IaResearch Natural Area · 2001
50 km²
Mad Creek
IUCN IaResearch Natural Area · 2001
49 km²
Wolf Mountain Ranch SHA
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 1995
24 km²
Complete list44 protected areas
- Mount ZirkelWildernessIUCN Ib1964650 km²
- Sarvis CreekWildernessIUCN Ib1993179 km²
- Yampa RiverEasementIUCN V60 km²
- Silver CreekResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia200150 km²
- Mad CreekResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia200149 km²
- Wolf Mountain Ranch SHAConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned199524 km²
- 20 Mile SheepConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned17 km²
- Grieves EasementState Wildlife AreaIUCN V10 km²
- Cherokee Basin PcaEasementIUCN V20096 km²
- Carpenter RanchPreserveIUCN V19954 km²
- Spring Creek MtPreserveIUCN V3 km²
- Emerald MountainConservation EasementIUCN V19963 km²
- Circle 8 RanchConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20073 km²
- Cyprus Yampa ValleyState Habitat AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Blacktail EasementState Wildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned2 km²
- Copper Spur SHAConservation EasementIUCN V19882 km²
- Flying Diamond SHAConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20092 km²
- Adobe Ridge State Habitat Area - Frentess II ParcelHabitat AreaIUCN Not Assigned20072 km²
- Wilhelm RanchConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20001 km²
- Sage CreekEasementIUCN V20021 km²
- Yampa RiverPreserveIUCN V19861 km²
- Yampa Valley Corridor / WilliamsCorridorIUCN V1 km²
- Legacy RanchLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V19991 km²
- Elk RiverEasementIUCN V20000 km²
- LafargeEasementIUCN Not Assigned20040 km²
- PowersPreserveIUCN V19930 km²
- Yampa RiverPreserveIUCN V19850 km²
- Baxter OpeOpen SpaceIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Yampa RiverConservation AreaIUCN V19970 km²
- Emerald Mountain - BaxterConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Hereford Haven RanchState Habitat AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Howelson HillConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- BlakePreserveIUCN V19970 km²
- Mount Werner SWA/Yampa Valley Open Space Corridor / WilliamsOpen SpaceIUCN V0 km²
- UnknownOpen SpaceIUCN V0 km²
- Christina State Wildlife Area 1State Wildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Polumbus Property / Yampa River System LegacyConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned19990 km²
- FournierOpen SpaceIUCN V0 km²
- Steamboat SpringsState Wildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned20010 km²
- UnknownEasementIUCN V0 km²
- Yampa River StreambankCity Natural AreaIUCN V20090 km²
- Data not availableConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Yampa RiverPreserveIUCN V19980 km²
- Buffalow, RobertConservation EasementIUCN V19960 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN