Where to See Pika in Kings Canyon National Park

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Pika sightings in Kings Canyon

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Where Pika has been reported, from 118 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 AM9% of the busiest hour5 AM33% of the busiest hour6 AM78% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM94% of the busiest hour9 AM78% of the busiest hour10 AM61% of the busiest hour11 AM39% of the busiest hourNoon33% of the busiest hour1 PM33% of the busiest hour2 PM39% of the busiest hour3 PM56% of the busiest hour4 PM78% of the busiest hour5 PM94% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM83% of the busiest hour8 PM17% of the busiest hour9 PM6% of the busiest hour10 PM2% of the busiest hour11 PM1% of the busiest hour

Pika is most seen 7–9 AM and 5–7 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	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	9%
5 AM	33%
6 AM	78%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	94%
9 AM	78%
10 AM	61%
11 AM	39%
Noon	33%
1 PM	33%
2 PM	39%
3 PM	56%
4 PM	78%
5 PM	94%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	83%
8 PM	17%
9 PM	6%
10 PM	2%
11 PM	1%

Audio tour

Hear about Pika on the drive.

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

Kings Canyon Tour Guide

The Pika's Winter Hay

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“In the high country's rocky slopes, a short, sharp chirp may come from a pika, a small relative of the rabbit. Watch for one carrying a mouthful of plants.”

Plays as you drive near Redwood Mountain Overlook in Parkwolf’s Kings Canyon Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Kings Canyon spots that mention Pika

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

Places

SightPanoramic Point OverlookHume Lake and the High Sierra share one sweeping overlook.

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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10 sightingsBrown TroutSalmo truttaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

41 sightingsBrook TroutSalvelinus fontinalisMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

79 sightingsWestern RattlesnakeCrotalus oreganusMost seen 9–11 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Pika in Kings Canyon