Round Mountain as seen from 6 miles south on the northeastern corner of Lookout Mountain, Ochoco National Forest........May 29, 2016.
This trail was hiked from the southern trailhead off the pass on Road 42, near the trailheads for Lookout Mountain. The roundtrip distance from the southern trailhead of Trail #805 to Round Mountain is about 10.1 miles with a total elevation gain of about 1800'. When we hiked it, there was no one else on the trail the day we hiked, and it was Memorial Day weekend! Protect your vehicles when hiking as some of the trailheads have suffered car clouting!
Weather: Temperatures in the mid 60s in the morning climbing to the low 70s by the afternoon. Skies were partly cloudy with a high haze, limiting good visibility to the Cascade Mountains, where one could normally see from Newberry Crater and Mount Bachelor north to Mount Hood.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.
Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.
* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Mission Bells: Fritillaria atropurpurea - Beginning to bloom.
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Freshly in bloom atop Round Mt.
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule ? - May be large-leaves M. stellatum?
* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - A few plants in bloom.
* Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?)
Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
* Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis - Beginning to bloom.
* Threeleaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla - Beginning to bloom.
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Fading out of bloom.
* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum
* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus - Only in bloom atop Round Mt. summit.
Hornseed: Ranunculus testiculatus - Going to seed along road at Round Mt. summit.
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
* Meadowrue: Thalictrum sp. - Beginning to bloom.
* Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - A few plants in bloom near the summit of Round Mt.
* Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - A few plants in bud.
* Holboell's Rockcress: Boechera pinetorum
* Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca
* Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Tower Rockcress: Turritis glabra - Not in bloom yet.
Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina - Summit of Round Mountain.
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera - Fading out of bloom.
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Slender Woodland Star: Lithophragma tenellum
* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier sp.
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius
* Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
* Western Burnet: Poteridium occidentale
* Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
Burke's Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus (var. burkei ?) - In bud.
* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Full bloom atop Round Mountain.
* American Vetch: Vicia americana
Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana ?)
* Northern Bog Violet: Viola nephrophylla
* Marsh Violet: Viola palustris
* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa
* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa
* Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum
* False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides
Field Bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis - At trailhead.
Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
* Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile
* Carrotleaf Biscuitroot: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum
* Donnell's Lomatium: Lomatium donnellii
Gorman's Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii ? - Fruits ripening.
* Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana - Leaves only.
* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Last year's stalks.
Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium (var. ?) - Leaves emerging from ground.
Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens - Past bloom.
* Dark-throat Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum (var. monanthum ?)
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale - Meadows on SE side of Round Mt.
* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus - Fading out of bloom.
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum
* Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora
* Austin's Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophla parviflora var. austiniae
Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata - In bud.
* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha - Beginning to bloom.
* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
* Long-flowered Bluebells: Mertensia longiflora
* Leafy Bluebells: Mertensia oblongifolia - Beginning a nice bloom at the Round Mt. summit.
Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia
Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima
* Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei (var. ?)
Narrow-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja linariifolia
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Round Mt. summit.
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa
* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. occidentalis
* Downy-fruited Valerian: Valeriana acutiloba var. pubicarpa - Beginning to bloom atop Round Mt.
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca
Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - In bud.
* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides
* Howell's Pussytoes: Antennaria neglecta var. howellii - Beginning to bloom.
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi - Only leaves.
Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula - In bud at the summit of Round Mountain.
Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata
* Rough Eyelashweed: Blepharipappus scaber
Thistle: Cirsium sp. - Native.
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare - Meadows at southwest side of Round Mt.
* Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri
Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - Leaves only.
Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina ? - Leaves only.
Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - Leaves only.
* Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima
White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Elk - Tracks & droppings
Feral Horses - Tracks & droppings
Mule Deer - Tracks & droppings. Also observed eating Bryoria lichen near trailhead.
Turkey Vultures
Hairy Woodpecker
Clark's Nutcracker
Western Tanagers
Hermit Thrushes - Singing in late afternoon.
American Robins
Mountain Bluebirds
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Rock Wren - Calling on rocky west face of Round Mt.
Hummingbird Moth nectaring on Microsteris gracilis !
Admirals
Blues
Sara's Orangetip
Skippers
Wood Nymphs
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