Where to see
Marmota caligata
Glacier National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Hoary Marmot during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Glacier National Park
In Glacier National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hoary Marmot sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Jasper National Park and more
After Glacier National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Hoary Marmot are in Jasper National Park (Canada, about 50%), Banff National Park (Canada, about 40%) and Kenai Fjords National Park (United States, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and August in Glacier National Park (about 70%), July in Jasper National Park (about 70%) and July in Banff National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Hoary Marmot on a given day. Each park's Hoary Marmot page has the full month-by-month chart.
