Where to See Bighorn Sheep in Death Valley National Park

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Bighorn Sheep sightings in Death Valley

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Where Bighorn Sheep has been reported, from 71 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 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM37% of the busiest hour6 AM82% of the busiest hour7 AM97% of the busiest hour8 AM86% of the busiest hour9 AM58% of the busiest hour10 AM47% of the busiest hour11 AM37% of the busiest hourNoon26% of the busiest hour1 PM26% of the busiest hour2 PM32% of the busiest hour3 PM40% of the busiest hour4 PM58% of the busiest hour5 PM84% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM89% of the busiest hour8 PM47% of the busiest hour9 PM16% of the busiest hour10 PM5% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Bighorn Sheep is most seen 7–9 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Bighorn Sheep sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	37%
6 AM	82%
7 AM	97%
8 AM	86%
9 AM	58%
10 AM	47%
11 AM	37%
Noon	26%
1 PM	26%
2 PM	32%
3 PM	40%
4 PM	58%
5 PM	84%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	89%
8 PM	47%
9 PM	16%
10 PM	5%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Bighorn Sheep on the drive.

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

Death Valley Tour Guide

Spotting Desert Bighorn Sheep

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“These steep, rocky slopes are perfect desert bighorn sheep habitat. This is what they call 'escape terrain,' where they can easily outmaneuver predators.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Death Valley Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Death Valley spots that mention Bighorn Sheep

Compare with the sightings

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

Places

SightTelescope PeakDesert high point with sweeping views from Badwater to Whitney

SightTitus CanyonOne-way canyon drive through narrows, ghost town, and rock art

SightDarwin FallsA shady, year-round oasis waterfall near Panamint Springs

CampgroundMahogany Flat CampgroundHigh, free basecamp for Telescope Peak with big views

SightStriped ButteBanded desert landmark in remote Butte Valley reached by true 4x4

SightSaline Valley Salt Tram Historic StructureRemote wooden tram towers with big views and bigger history

SightBarker RanchRemote ruin of Manson’s last hideout amid stark Panamint backcountry

Trails

EasyTitus Canyon Narrows3 mi · 1.5 hrEasy desert walk into Titus Canyon’s narrowest limestone walls.

EasyDarwin Falls Trail2 mi · 1.3 hrA shady, year-round desert oasis with a real waterfall.

ModerateFall Canyon Trail6.1 mi · 3.5 hrRemote, unmaintained out-and-back into colorful Fall Canyon narrows from the Titus Canyon trailhead.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Wildlife

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101 sightingsDesert TortoiseGopherus agassiziiMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

458 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

28 sightingsFeral BurroEquus caballusMost seen 6 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

30 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6–8 PMSighting map

62 sightingsKit FoxVulpes macrotisMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

19 sightingsBobcatLynx rufusMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

14 sightingsPronghornAntilocapra americanaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

154 sightingsRoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusMost seen 7–9 AM & 6 PMSighting map

Where to see Bighorn Sheep in Death Valley