Where to See Black Bear in North Cascades National Park

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Black Bear sightings in North Cascades

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Where Black Bear has been reported, from 70 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 AM15% of the busiest hour1 AM10% of the busiest hour2 AM5% of the busiest hour3 AM5% of the busiest hour4 AM15% of the busiest hour5 AM70% of the busiest hour6 AM90% of the busiest hour7 AM85% of the busiest hour8 AM65% of the busiest hour9 AM50% of the busiest hour10 AM40% of the busiest hour11 AM35% of the busiest hourNoon40% of the busiest hour1 PM45% of the busiest hour2 PM50% of the busiest hour3 PM55% of the busiest hour4 PM65% of the busiest hour5 PM75% of the busiest hour6 PM85% of the busiest hour7 PM95% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM80% of the busiest hour10 PM50% of the busiest hour11 PM25% of the busiest hour

Black Bear is most seen 6–8 AM and 6–9 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	15%
1 AM	10%
2 AM	5%
3 AM	5%
4 AM	15%
5 AM	70%
6 AM	90%
7 AM	85%
8 AM	65%
9 AM	50%
10 AM	40%
11 AM	35%
Noon	40%
1 PM	45%
2 PM	50%
3 PM	55%
4 PM	65%
5 PM	75%
6 PM	85%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	80%
10 PM	50%
11 PM	25%

Where to look

North Cascades 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.

Places

SightNorth Cascades Environmental Learning CenterBook a program for lakeside learning, meals and trail days.

SightSourdough Mountain LookoutA historic fire lookout crowns a demanding climb above Diablo Lake.

CampgroundColonial Creek South CampgroundOld-growth camping, lake access, and Thunder Creek from the south loop.

CampgroundGorge Lake CampgroundEight simple sites, a lakeside launch, and a night by the water.

CampgroundLower Goodell Group CampgroundA shaded Goodell Creek basecamp made for a whole group.

Trails

ChallengingSahale Arm Trail11.8 mi · 9 hrSteep talus and huge glacier views above Cascade Pass.

ModerateCascade Pass Trail7.4 mi · 4.5 hrA long switchback climb to an alpine pass beneath glacier peaks

ChallengingSourdough Mountain Trail10.4 mi · 9 hrNearly 5,000 feet of climbing for the Diablo Lake panorama.

ChallengingEasy Pass Trail7 mi · 6 hrA steep climb to a pass between glacier peaks and fall larches.

ChallengingMonogram Lake Trail10 mi · 8 hrA steep 10-mile return hike to a lake beneath Little Devil Peak

ChallengingHannegan Pass and Peak Trail10.4 mi · 7 hrA steep summit spur turns a pass hike into an all-day climb.

ModerateMcAlester Lake Trail15.2 mi · 10 hrA long climb through forest and meadows to a Cascade lake

ChallengingBrush Creek Trail to Whatcom Pass9.5 mi · 8 hrChallenger Glacier and Little Beaver valley open up from this remote pass.

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101 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

20 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

77 sightingsSooty GrouseDendragapus fuliginosusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

23 sightingsWhite-tailed PtarmiganLagopus leucuraMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

75 sightingsWestern ToadAnaxyrus boreasMost seen 7–10 PMSighting map

134 sightingsHoary MarmotMarmota caligataMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 4–6 PMSighting map

129 sightingsPikaOchotona princepsMost seen 8–11 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

10 sightingsCutthroat TroutOncorhynchus lewisiMost seen 6–8 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Black Bear in North Cascades