Where to See Black Bear in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

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Black Bear sightings in Columbia River Gorge

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Where Black Bear has been reported, from 51 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM2% of the busiest hour5 AM13% of the busiest hour6 AM68% of the busiest hour7 AM96% of the busiest hour8 AM71% of the busiest hour9 AM44% of the busiest hour10 AM33% of the busiest hour11 AM28% of the busiest hourNoon26% of the busiest hour1 PM28% of the busiest hour2 PM32% of the busiest hour3 PM40% of the busiest hour4 PM50% of the busiest hour5 PM65% of the busiest hour6 PM85% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM67% of the busiest hour9 PM29% of the busiest hour10 PM10% of the busiest hour11 PM4% of the busiest hour

Black Bear is most seen 7 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Black Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	1%
4 AM	2%
5 AM	13%
6 AM	68%
7 AM	96%
8 AM	71%
9 AM	44%
10 AM	33%
11 AM	28%
Noon	26%
1 PM	28%
2 PM	32%
3 PM	40%
4 PM	50%
5 PM	65%
6 PM	85%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	67%
9 PM	29%
10 PM	10%
11 PM	4%

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Where to see Black Bear in Columbia River Gorge

Black Bear sightings in Columbia River Gorge

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