Where to See Pika in Sequoia National Park

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Pika sightings in Sequoia

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Where Pika has been reported, from 143 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 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM6% of the busiest hour5 AM17% of the busiest hour6 AM78% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM94% of the busiest hour9 AM78% of the busiest hour10 AM56% of the busiest hour11 AM39% of the busiest hourNoon28% of the busiest hour1 PM28% of the busiest hour2 PM39% of the busiest hour3 PM61% of the busiest hour4 PM83% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM94% of the busiest hour7 PM83% of the busiest hour8 PM56% of the busiest hour9 PM22% of the busiest hour10 PM11% of the busiest hour11 PM6% of the busiest hour

Pika is most seen 7–9 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Pika sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	6%
5 AM	17%
6 AM	78%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	94%
9 AM	78%
10 AM	56%
11 AM	39%
Noon	28%
1 PM	28%
2 PM	39%
3 PM	61%
4 PM	83%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	94%
7 PM	83%
8 PM	56%
9 PM	22%
10 PM	11%
11 PM	6%

Audio tour

Hear about Pika on the drive.

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

Sequoia Tour Guide

A Pika's Winter Harvest

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“On a high-country hike, listen for a sharp squeak from the rocks. It may be a pika, a small relative of rabbits with rounded ears and almost no visible tail. Pikas live among broken rock slopes, with vegetation close by.”

Plays as you drive near Dorst Creek Campground in Parkwolf’s Sequoia Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Sequoia spots that mention Pika

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

Places

Visitor centerLodgepole Visitor CenterGet oriented before the big trees, with exhibits that travel by sound.

Trails

ChallengingEagle Lake Trail6.8 mi · 4.5 hrA steep, rocky climb to a high lake above Mineral King.

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Where to see Pika in Sequoia