MountainWorks Software

From High Country Apps, a MountainWorks subsidiary

High Country Apps (HCA) is dedicated to developing mobileapplications that deliver high quality natural history information with an intuitive, easy-to-use interface. HCA is a fully owned subsidiary of MountainWorks, with MountainWorks lead developer Katie Gibson also the lead developer at HCA.

High Country App's goal is to enable discovery! HCA presents information in simple, non-technical language that will delight and empower the rank amateur who loves the outdoors and wants to learn more. Yet HCA is also meticulous about creating scientifically accurate apps, thus making them excellent tools for serious biologists. To accomplish this goal, HCA actively partners with expert botanists and photographers in each region to provide the highest quality information available in its mobile field guides.

The suite of apps available from High Country Apps are highlighted below. Click any of the apps to go to its product page on the HCA website. Or clicke here for more about High Country Apps!

Colorado Wildflowers

A guide to 520 wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, and trees of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Author: Al Schneider. In support of The Nature Conservancy - Colorado Chapter. ($9.99)

Glacier Wildflowers

A guide to over 300 wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees of Glacier and Waterton National Parks. Author: Shannon Kimball. In partnership with Glacier National Park Conservancy. ($7.99)

Idaho Wildflowers

A guide to over 800 wildflowers, shrubs, and vines of Idaho. Partner: University of Washington, Burke Museum in collaboration with University of Idaho Stillinger Herbarium and Idaho State University Herbarium. ($7.99)

Montana Grasses

A guide to over 100 common grasses of cropland, pasture, and range in Montana and the West. Partner: Montana State University, College of Agriculture. In support of Montana Native Plant Society. ($4.99)

Oregon Wildflowers

A guide to over 900 wildflowers, shrubs, and vines of Oregon. Partner: Oregon Flora Project, Botany & Plant Pathology Department at Oregon State University. ($7.99)

Flora of Texas: Fort Worth Prairie

A guide to over 300 wildflowers, vines, and grasses of the Fort Worth Prairie. Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT). ($7.99)

Flora of the Wasatch

A guide to 350 wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees of Utah's Wasatch region. Author: Steve Hegji. In support of The Nature Conservancy - Utah Chapter. ($7.99)

Washington Wildflowers

A guide to over 1000 wildflowers, shrubs, and vines of Washington. Partners: Herbarium at University of Washington, Burke Museum, Mark Turner, and Phyllis Gustafson. ($9.99)

Flora of Yellowstone

A guide to over 400 wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees of the Yellowstone region. Author: Whitney Tilt. In partnership with Yellowstone Park Foundation. ($7.99)

Yosemite Wildflowers

A guide to over 550 wildflowers, shrubs, and trees of Yosemite National Park. Authors: Barry and Judy Breckling. In partnership with Yosemite Conservancy. ($7.99)