Where to See Mountain Goat in Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)

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Mountain Goat sightings in Icefields Parkway

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Where Mountain Goat has been reported, from 34 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 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM58% of the busiest hour6 AM84% of the busiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM74% of the busiest hour9 AM58% of the busiest hour10 AM47% of the busiest hour11 AM42% of the busiest hourNoon37% of the busiest hour1 PM37% of the busiest hour2 PM42% of the busiest hour3 PM53% of the busiest hour4 PM68% of the busiest hour5 PM84% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM89% of the busiest hour9 PM63% of the busiest hour10 PM21% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Mountain Goat is most seen 7 AM and 6–9 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	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	11%
5 AM	58%
6 AM	84%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	74%
9 AM	58%
10 AM	47%
11 AM	42%
Noon	37%
1 PM	37%
2 PM	42%
3 PM	53%
4 PM	68%
5 PM	84%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	89%
9 PM	63%
10 PM	21%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Mountain Goat 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

Sheep or Mountain Goat?

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“A pale animal on a rocky slope could be a bighorn sheep or a mountain goat. Look at the coat as well as the horns. Mountain goats have long white hair, a beard, and narrow black horns in both sexes.”

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

One more story about Mountain Goat in the app

The Mountain Goat’s Grip

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Where to look

Icefields Parkway 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

Scenic pulloutGoats and Glaciers ViewpointA short paved walk to a wide river valley, goats optional.

Picnic areaColeman Creek Day-use AreaA riverside picnic break where nearby cliffs may reveal goats.

Trails

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

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

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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16 sighting mapsfor Icefields Parkway, on the same park map as your route
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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

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

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

16 sightingsMarmotMarmota caligataMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

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

Where to see Mountain Goat in Icefields Parkway