Where to See Pika in Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)

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Pika sightings in Icefields Parkway

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Where Pika has been reported, from 20 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 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM6% of the busiest hour5 AM28% of the busiest hour6 AM72% of the busiest hour7 AM94% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM94% of the busiest hour10 AM78% of the busiest hour11 AM61% of the busiest hourNoon44% of the busiest hour1 PM50% of the busiest hour2 PM56% of the busiest hour3 PM72% of the busiest hour4 PM89% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM98% of the busiest hour7 PM89% of the busiest hour8 PM67% of the busiest hour9 PM33% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Pika is most seen 7–10 AM and 4–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Pika 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	1%
4 AM	6%
5 AM	28%
6 AM	72%
7 AM	94%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	94%
10 AM	78%
11 AM	61%
Noon	44%
1 PM	50%
2 PM	56%
3 PM	72%
4 PM	89%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	98%
7 PM	89%
8 PM	67%
9 PM	33%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Pika 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 Pika’s Winter Pantry

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“A mouthful of grass disappearing between the rocks can be a clue to a pika. These small, round-eared relatives of rabbits live among high mountain boulders. They don't hibernate.”

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

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Where to look

Icefields Parkway spots that mention Pika

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Pika. 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.

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

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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

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

Where to see Pika in Icefields Parkway