Where to See Mountain Goat in Banff National Park

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Mountain Goat sightings in Banff

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Where Mountain Goat has been reported, from 103 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM4% of the busiest hour4 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM72% of the busiest hour6 AM94% of the busiest hour7 AM83% of the busiest hour8 AM67% of the busiest hour9 AM61% of the busiest hour10 AM56% of the busiest hour11 AM50% of the busiest hourNoon44% of the busiest hour1 PM44% of the busiest hour2 PM50% of the busiest hour3 PM56% of the busiest hour4 PM61% of the busiest hour5 PM67% of the busiest hour6 PM78% of the busiest hour7 PM89% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM94% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM3% of the busiest hour

Mountain Goat is most seen 6 AM and 7–10 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Mountain Goat sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	4%
4 AM	11%
5 AM	72%
6 AM	94%
7 AM	83%
8 AM	67%
9 AM	61%
10 AM	56%
11 AM	50%
Noon	44%
1 PM	44%
2 PM	50%
3 PM	56%
4 PM	61%
5 PM	67%
6 PM	78%
7 PM	89%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	94%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	3%

Audio tour

Hear about Mountain Goat on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Banff, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Banff Tour Guide

White Coat or White Rump?

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“To tell a mountain goat from a bighorn sheep, start with the coat. Mountain goats have long white hair, a beard and narrow black horns in both males and females.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Banff Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Banff spots that mention Mountain Goat

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Mountain Goat. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

Picnic areaColeman Creek Day-use AreaA creekside picnic break on the long Icefields Parkway drive.

Trails

ModerateParker Ridge Trail5.6 km · 2.5 hrA steep ridge climb opens onto the Saskatchewan Glacier.

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Wildlife

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466 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map

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Where to see Mountain Goat in Banff