▁cre ek ▁dog wood , ▁western ▁az ale a ▁and ▁bitter ▁cher ry . ▁Wild life ▁include ▁the ▁black ▁bear ▁and ▁m ule ▁de er , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mart in , ▁bald ▁e agle ▁and ▁the ▁California ▁sp otted ▁ow l . ▁ ▁Are as ▁of ▁special ▁interest ▁The ▁Round ▁Top ▁Botan ical ▁Area ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁three ▁botan ical ▁provinces ▁and ▁includes ▁red ▁fir ▁forest , ▁s age br ush ▁scr ub , ▁sub al pine ▁and ▁al pine ▁environments . ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁soil ▁types , ▁varying ▁expos ure ▁and ▁elev ations ▁produce ▁diverse ▁plant ▁life , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ph antom ▁orch id ▁( C e phal an ther a ▁aust in iae ), ▁a ▁rare ▁par as it ic ▁plant . ▁The ▁plant ' s ▁common ▁name ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁color ▁being ▁all ▁or ▁mostly ▁white . ▁ ▁The ▁Round ▁Top ▁Ge olog ic ▁Area ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁within ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁and ▁en comp ass es ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁ge ological ▁ ▁areas , ▁including ▁exposed ▁gran od ior ite , ▁la va ▁flows , ▁d ikes , ▁gla cial ▁mor aines ▁and ▁cir ques . ▁The ▁land form ▁known ▁as ▁Ele ph ants ▁Back ▁is ▁a ▁rounded ▁mass ▁of ▁solid ified ▁la va . ▁Min eral ization ▁produced ▁gold - b ear ing ▁quart z ▁ve ins , ▁and ▁re lic s ▁of ▁past ▁gold ▁min ing ▁activities ▁are ▁still ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Rec re ation ▁