Crepis modocensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Modoc hawksbeard.

It is native to western North America (British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado), where it grows in several types of mountain and plateau habitat, including sagebrush.

Crepis modocensis is a perennial herb growing an erect stem up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) tall and often lined with long bristles.

The longest leaves at the base of the plant reach about 25 centimeters (10 inches) long.

The fruit is an achene around a centimeter long which is black, sometimes green or red tinted, and sports a tufty white pappus.