Where to See Marmot in Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)

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Marmot sightings in Icefields Parkway

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Where Marmot has been reported, from 16 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 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM26% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM89% of the busiest hour9 AM74% of the busiest hour10 AM58% of the busiest hour11 AM47% of the busiest hourNoon37% of the busiest hour1 PM32% of the busiest hour2 PM32% of the busiest hour3 PM37% of the busiest hour4 PM53% of the busiest hour5 PM79% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM89% of the busiest hour9 PM53% of the busiest hour10 PM16% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Marmot is most seen 6–9 AM and 6–9 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	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	1%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	26%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	89%
9 AM	74%
10 AM	58%
11 AM	47%
Noon	37%
1 PM	32%
2 PM	32%
3 PM	37%
4 PM	53%
5 PM	79%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	89%
9 PM	53%
10 PM	16%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Marmot on the drive.

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

Icefields Parkway Tour Guide

The Marmot’s Short Summer

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“A sharp whistle on an alpine walk may come from a hoary marmot, a large relative of the ground squirrels. They live in colonies among rocky slopes and meadows, and that call warns others of danger.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Icefields Parkway Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Icefields Parkway spots that mention Marmot

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

Places

SightBow Summit ViewpointA longer hike beyond Peyto's platform into a high alpine lookout.

Trails

ModerateWilcox Pass6.8 km · 2.5 hrA steep forest climb opens to wildflowers and icefield views.

ModerateBow Summit Viewpoint Trail6.8 km · 2.5 hrContinue past Peyto Lake for Bow Lake and wider mountain views.

ChallengingThe Whistlers Trail13.6 km · 7 hrSteep 14 km out and back to alpine summit views over Jasper.

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Icefields Parkway

All 16 sighting maps

12 sightingsGrizzly BearUrsus arctos horribilisMost seen 6–8 AM & 8 PMSighting map

127 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

16 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

100 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

34 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 7 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

53 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

12 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 7 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

20 sightingsPikaOchotona princepsMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Marmot in Icefields Parkway