Where to See Marmot in Glacier National Park

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Marmot sightings in Glacier

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Where Marmot has been reported, from 664 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 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM1% of the busiest hour5 AM5% of the busiest hour6 AM80% of the busiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM90% of the busiest hour10 AM70% of the busiest hour11 AM50% of the busiest hourNoon35% of the busiest hour1 PM30% of the busiest hour2 PM35% of the busiest hour3 PM45% of the busiest hour4 PM65% of the busiest hour5 PM80% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PM90% of the busiest hour8 PM70% of the busiest hour9 PM10% of the busiest hour10 PM2% of the busiest hour11 PM1% of the busiest hour

Marmot is most seen 7–10 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Marmot sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	1%
5 AM	5%
6 AM	80%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	90%
10 AM	70%
11 AM	50%
Noon	35%
1 PM	30%
2 PM	35%
3 PM	45%
4 PM	65%
5 PM	80%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	90%
8 PM	70%
9 PM	10%
10 PM	2%
11 PM	1%

Audio tour

Hear about Marmot on the drive.

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

Glacier Tour Guide

A Marmot's Short Summer

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“Hoary marmots spend the mountain winter hibernating in burrows. Summer is your chance to see them out among alpine rocks and meadows, eating plants.”

Plays as you drive near West Tunnel in Parkwolf’s Glacier Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Glacier spots that mention Marmot

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

Places

SightLogan PassThe high point of the road is also a great trailhead.

SightHidden Lake OverlookAn exposed climb earns the park's classic view of Hidden Lake.

Trails

ChallengingHighline Trail11.8 mi · 8 hrA Garden Wall ledge walk with a long, steep finish.

ModerateHidden Lake Overlook Trail2.6 mi · 2.5 hrBoardwalk and switchbacks open onto a lake beneath Bearhat Mountain.

ChallengingTriple Divide Pass Trail14.4 mi · 8 hrA long climb to a saddle beneath a famously divided peak.

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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Where to see Marmot in Glacier