Where to See Black Bear in Mount Rainier National Park

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Black Bear sightings in Mount Rainier

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Where Black Bear has been reported, from 383 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 AM3% of the busiest hour3 AM5% of the busiest hour4 AM15% of the busiest hour5 AM44% of the busiest hour6 AM88% of the busiest hour7 AM75% of the busiest hour8 AM56% of the busiest hour9 AM44% of the busiest hour10 AM38% of the busiest hour11 AM31% of the busiest hourNoon31% of the busiest hour1 PM31% of the busiest hour2 PM38% of the busiest hour3 PM50% of the busiest hour4 PM69% of the busiest hour5 PM81% of the busiest hour6 PM88% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM63% of the busiest hour9 PM25% of the busiest hour10 PM10% of the busiest hour11 PM4% of the busiest hour

Black Bear is most seen 6 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Black Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	3%
3 AM	5%
4 AM	15%
5 AM	44%
6 AM	88%
7 AM	75%
8 AM	56%
9 AM	44%
10 AM	38%
11 AM	31%
Noon	31%
1 PM	31%
2 PM	38%
3 PM	50%
4 PM	69%
5 PM	81%
6 PM	88%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	63%
9 PM	25%
10 PM	10%
11 PM	4%

Where to look

Mount Rainier spots that mention Black Bear

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

Trails

ChallengingGlacier Basin–Burroughs Loop11.5 mi · 8 hrA hard loop from glacier basin to open, high alpine tundra.

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Where to see Black Bear in Mount Rainier