Where to See Hoary Marmot in North Cascades National Park

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Hoary Marmot sightings in North Cascades

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Where Hoary Marmot has been reported, from 134 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 AM2% of the busiest hour5 AM8% of the busiest hour6 AM26% of the busiest hour7 AM63% of the busiest hour8 AM89% of the busiest hour9 AMBusiest hour10 AM95% of the busiest hour11 AM89% of the busiest hourNoon74% of the busiest hour1 PM63% of the busiest hour2 PM68% of the busiest hour3 PM84% of the busiest hour4 PMBusiest hour5 PM95% of the busiest hour6 PM79% of the busiest hour7 PM53% of the busiest hour8 PM32% of the busiest hour9 PM13% of the busiest hour10 PM3% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Hoary Marmot is most seen 8 AM–12 PM and 4–6 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	2%
5 AM	8%
6 AM	26%
7 AM	63%
8 AM	89%
9 AM	100%
10 AM	95%
11 AM	89%
Noon	74%
1 PM	63%
2 PM	68%
3 PM	84%
4 PM	100%
5 PM	95%
6 PM	79%
7 PM	53%
8 PM	32%
9 PM	13%
10 PM	3%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Hoary Marmot on the drive.

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

North Cascades Tour Guide

Listen for the Whistle Pigs

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“Hoary marmots have a useful nickname: whistle pigs. These rodents are about the size of a house cat, and their sharp alarm calls can carry across a mountain meadow.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s North Cascades Tour Guide.

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Where to look

North Cascades 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

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

ChallengingEasy Pass / Fisher Creek Trail14.8 mi · 12 hrHigh pass, flowered basin, then a long backcountry creek walk.

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Wildlife

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

75 sightingsWestern ToadAnaxyrus boreasMost seen 7–10 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 Hoary Marmot in North Cascades