Where to See Hoary Marmot in Mount Rainier National Park

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Hoary Marmot sightings in Mount Rainier

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Where Hoary Marmot has been reported, from 1,853 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 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM1% of the busiest hour5 AM9% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM94% of the busiest hour8 AM83% of the busiest hour9 AM72% of the busiest hour10 AM61% of the busiest hour11 AM50% of the busiest hourNoon44% of the busiest hour1 PM39% of the busiest hour2 PM44% of the busiest hour3 PM61% of the busiest hour4 PM78% of the busiest hour5 PM89% of the busiest hour6 PM94% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM22% of the busiest hour9 PM2% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Hoary Marmot is most seen 6–8 AM and 5–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Hoary Marmot 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	0%
4 AM	1%
5 AM	9%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	94%
8 AM	83%
9 AM	72%
10 AM	61%
11 AM	50%
Noon	44%
1 PM	39%
2 PM	44%
3 PM	61%
4 PM	78%
5 PM	89%
6 PM	94%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	22%
9 PM	2%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Hoary Marmot on the drive.

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

Mount Rainier Tour Guide

A Marmot’s Short Summer

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“A sharp whistle in a mountain meadow may be coming from a marmot. Hoary marmots have grizzled gray shoulders and are about the size of a house cat.”

Plays as you drive near Martha Falls in Parkwolf’s Mount Rainier Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Mount Rainier spots that mention Hoary Marmot

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

Trails

ChallengingSkyline Trail Loop5.5 mi · 4.5 hrA strenuous Paradise loop past glaciers, Panorama Point and Myrtle Falls.

ModerateAlta Vista Trail Loop1.7 mi · 1.5 hrA short climb opens broad views of Paradise and the Tatoosh.

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Wildlife

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58 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 7 PMSighting map

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654 sightingsPikaOchotona princepsMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

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Where to see Hoary Marmot in Mount Rainier