Where to See Desert Tortoise in Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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Desert Tortoise sightings in Lake Mead

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Where Desert Tortoise has been reported, from 56 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 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM2% of the busiest hour5 AM22% of the busiest hour6 AM61% of the busiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM94% of the busiest hour10 AM78% of the busiest hour11 AM56% of the busiest hourNoon39% of the busiest hour1 PM28% of the busiest hour2 PM22% of the busiest hour3 PM28% of the busiest hour4 PM44% of the busiest hour5 PM72% of the busiest hour6 PM94% of the busiest hour7 PM83% of the busiest hour8 PM44% of the busiest hour9 PM17% of the busiest hour10 PM6% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

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

Desert Tortoise 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	2%
5 AM	22%
6 AM	61%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	94%
10 AM	78%
11 AM	56%
Noon	39%
1 PM	28%
2 PM	22%
3 PM	28%
4 PM	44%
5 PM	72%
6 PM	94%
7 PM	83%
8 PM	44%
9 PM	17%
10 PM	6%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Desert Tortoise on the drive.

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

Lake Mead Tour Guide

A Tortoise's Underground Life

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“Most of a desert tortoise's life happens out of sight. It can spend up to ninety-five percent of its life underground, sheltered in burrows.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Lake Mead Tour Guide.

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Where to see Desert Tortoise in Lake Mead