Wind River Range

7,000–13,800 ft · WY🚗 Directions

Shoshone NF and Wind River Wilderness. High alpine with concentrated foraging windows. Lodgepole and whitebark pine. Short season at extreme elevation. Remote access.

Trees:Engelmann Spruce Subalpine Fir Lodgepole Pine

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Updated Aug 27, 4:05 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

AI-generated · verify in field

**Wind River Range A-Tier: Moisture Just Broke Through Cold** You're sitting on a legit fruiting window, but soil temps at 46°F are the hard ceiling here—every species listed is running 4–9 degrees cold of ideal. The 2.45" over 14 days finally crossed the moisture threshold (0.26 VWC sustained), which is what bumped this to Tier A despite marginal temps. The split between species is clean: Hedgehog, milk caps (Indigo, Saffron, Woolly), boletes (Bay, Chicken-Fat, Painted), and Lobster are your best bets because they'll fruit at 46–50°F; Cauliflower, Chaga, Birch Bolete, and the woody polypores are also viable but slower to fruit at that temp deficit. The limiting factor is straightforward—you need soil temps to rise 4–8 degrees to unlock reliable production. Watch the next 48–72 hours for any daytime heating; if soil temp climbs to 50°F+, the milk cap and bolete flush becomes aggressive. Hot tip: Hunt north-facing slopes below 9,000 ft where soil duff still radiates retained warmth—you'll find mature Lobster and Hedgehogs already pinning while the high alpine is still cold-locked.

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 Potential80/100

✅Moisture

❌Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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⚠ 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

MODERATECold

Cauliflower MushroomSparassis crispa

soil temp marginal (46°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.26 VWC, 7d avg 0.24 — moisture sustained

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Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum