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Uinta Mountains Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Uinta Mountains

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Ashley NF and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF. Highest range in Utah with lodgepole and spruce-fir. East-west oriented range is unique in the Rockies. King boletes along Mirror Lake Highway.

Trees:Lodgepole Pine Engelmann Spruce Subalpine Fir

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Updated Aug 27, 4:07 AM MT

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# Uinta Mountains – S Tier: Peak Flush Window You're in a textbook late-summer alpine fruiting event. Sustained soil temps at threshold (58°F holding for 7 days straight), solid moisture baseline (0.27 VWC 7-day average), and zero drought stress create the conditions for a genuine multi-species explosion across the elevation band. The 2.19" in the last 14 days delivered the trigger; now the mycota is responding. Target the bolete complex hard—Bay, Painted, Chicken-Fat, and Bitter are all firing simultaneously, which is rare. Hedgehogs and milk caps (indigo, saffron) are equally dialed in. Don't sleep on the coral fruits (Pink-Tipped, Red Coral, Jelly Antler) which often get overlooked in mixed flushes. No limiting factors means species diversity is the only constraint—habitat and elevation variation will determine what you actually encounter. Watch the next 72 hours; if temps dip below 55°F or moisture drops sharply, the window closes fast at this elevation. **Hot tip:** Hunt conifer transitions (spruce-fir ecotone) between 9,000–11,000 ft where bolete and Lactarius density peaks during simultaneous fruiting.

Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.

Foraging Potential95/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Nearby Camping

Within(11)

Swift Creek Campground

developed

USFS~4.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Ashley National Forest

Riverview Campground

developed

USFS~4.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Ashley National Forest

Reservoir Campground

developed

USFS~5.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Ashley National Forest

Bridge Campground

developed

USFS~7.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Ashley National Forest

Yellowstone Campground

developed

USFS~7.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Ashley National Forest

YELLOWSTONE GROUP CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~7.7 mi from center

Uinta River Group Campground

developed

USFS~8 mi from center

Uinta River Group Campground

developed

USFS~8.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Ashley National Forest

Uinta Canyon Campground

developed

~8.3 mi from center

Uinta Canyon Campground

developed

USFS~8.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Ashley National Forest

Yellowstone Group Campground

developed

USFS~9.2 mi from center

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.

Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

MODERATEActivating

Cauliflower MushroomSparassis crispa

soil temp marginal (58°F vs 58°F min, 5/7 days above), today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained

HIGHPrimed

Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

ReishiGanoderma tsugae

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 6/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Pink-Tipped CoralRamaria botrytis

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Indigo Milk CapLactarius indigo

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Panther CapAmanita pantherina

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Pig's EarsGomphus clavatus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bleeding ToothHydnellum peckii

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Gypsy MushroomCortinarius caperatus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

The PrinceAgaricus augustus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bay BoleteImleria badia

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bitter BoleteTylopilus felleus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Painted BoleteSuillus spraguei

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Chicken-Fat BoleteSuillus americanus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Shrimp RussulaRussula xerampelina

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

The SickenerRussula emetica

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Short-Stemmed RussulaRussula brevipes

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Coker's AmanitaAmanita cokeri

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Deadly WebcapCortinarius rubellus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bloody WebcapCortinarius sanguineus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bleeding AgaricusAgaricus haemorrhoidarius

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Sweet ToothHydnum umbilicatum

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly AntlerCalocera viscosa

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red CoralRamaria araiospora

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Angel WingsPleurocybella porrigens

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. guessowii

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Scaly Wood MushroomAgaricus silvaticus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Lobster MushroomHypomyces lactifluorum

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Slippery JackSuillus luteus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Hawks Wing

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Amanita Muscaria

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.30 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.