Where to See Bighorn Sheep in Waterton Lakes National Park

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Bighorn Sheep sightings in Waterton Lakes

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Where Bighorn Sheep has been reported, from 113 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM32% of the busiest hour6 AM74% of the busiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM84% of the busiest hour9 AM63% of the busiest hour10 AM53% of the busiest hour11 AM47% of the busiest hourNoon37% of the busiest hour1 PM32% of the busiest hour2 PM37% of the busiest hour3 PM42% of the busiest hour4 PM58% of the busiest hour5 PM79% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM89% of the busiest hour9 PM58% of the busiest hour10 PM21% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Bighorn Sheep is most seen 7 AM and 6–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Bighorn Sheep sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	32%
6 AM	74%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	84%
9 AM	63%
10 AM	53%
11 AM	47%
Noon	37%
1 PM	32%
2 PM	37%
3 PM	42%
4 PM	58%
5 PM	79%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	89%
9 PM	58%
10 PM	21%
11 PM	5%

Where to look

Waterton Lakes spots that mention Bighorn Sheep

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

Trails

ModerateBear’s Hump Trail2.9 km · 1 hrThe short, steep climb to Waterton’s broad town-and-lake panorama.

ChallengingLone Lake Trail28 km · 14 hrA two-day backcountry trek to a mountain lake.

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Where to see Bighorn Sheep in Waterton Lakes