Crepis monticola is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name mountain hawksbeard.

This aster-like flower is native to northern California and southern Oregon, in the Klamath Mountains and Northern California Coast Ranges.

[2][3] Crepis monticola is a taprooted perennial which rarely exceeds 30 centimeters (12 inches) in height.

The dense foliage is made up of highly lobed and toothed leaves forming a wrinkled, bristly clump.

The inflorescence is a cluster of several flower heads, each made up of about 20 golden yellow ligules with toothed tips, but no disc florets.