Where to see
Oreamnos americanus
Glacier National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Mountain Goat during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Glacier National Park
In Glacier National Park, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Goat sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kenai Fjords National Park and more
After Glacier National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Mountain Goat are in Kenai Fjords National Park (United States, about 50%), Jasper National Park (Canada, about 50%) and Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and August in Glacier National Park (about 80%), April and May in Kenai Fjords National Park (about 60%) and June in Jasper National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Mountain Goat on a given day. Each park's Mountain Goat page has the full month-by-month chart.
