This neat looking plant in the Mustard Family (Brassicaceae) (note the four petals) is longbeak streptanthella (Streptanthella longirostris). The genus name means twisted flower in Greek, while the species name means long-beaked. The seeds become long and pointy.
The flower is an early bloomer (April-May) and found across the western U.S. It grows at lower elevations, in sagebrush and shadscale shrub areas.
This flower has a close cousin,
Streptanthus, also found in the area, but the leaves for it are wider and clasp the stem. Below you can see the narrow leaves of
Streptanthella.
For more info on Longbeak Streptanthella, click
here.
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