Where to See Caribou in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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Caribou sightings in Wrangell-St. Elias

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Where Caribou has been reported, from 13 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 AM8% of the busiest hour1 AM5% of the busiest hour2 AM4% of the busiest hour3 AM6% of the busiest hour4 AM15% of the busiest hour5 AM40% of the busiest hour6 AM75% of the busiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AM82% of the busiest hour9 AM62% of the busiest hour10 AM50% of the busiest hour11 AM43% of the busiest hourNoon40% of the busiest hour1 PM42% of the busiest hour2 PM47% of the busiest hour3 PM55% of the busiest hour4 PM65% of the busiest hour5 PM78% of the busiest hour6 PM92% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM88% of the busiest hour9 PM60% of the busiest hour10 PM32% of the busiest hour11 PM15% of the busiest hour

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

Caribou sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	8%
1 AM	5%
2 AM	4%
3 AM	6%
4 AM	15%
5 AM	40%
6 AM	75%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	82%
9 AM	62%
10 AM	50%
11 AM	43%
Noon	40%
1 PM	42%
2 PM	47%
3 PM	55%
4 PM	65%
5 PM	78%
6 PM	92%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	88%
9 PM	60%
10 PM	32%
11 PM	15%

Audio tour

Hear about Caribou on the drive.

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

Wrangell-St. Elias Tour Guide

The Cross-Border Caribou

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“The high country around here is home to the Chisana caribou herd, a small, isolated group that lives right on the border with Canada. Unlike big migratory herds, these mountain caribou stick to the alpine year-round.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Wrangell-St. Elias Tour Guide.

One more story about Caribou in the app

Caribou Creek Trail and Public-Use Cabin

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Where to look

Wrangell-St. Elias spots that mention Caribou

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

Places

SightMount WrangellA massive active volcano best appreciated from the air

Trails

ModerateCaribou Creek Trail: Nabesna Road6 mi · 3 hrQuiet valley-to-cabin walk with creek hops and Wrangell views

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

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16 sighting mapsfor Wrangell-St. Elias, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
98 audio storiesplay as you drive Wrangell-St. Elias, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Wrangell-St. Elias

All 16 sighting maps

112 sightingsGrizzly BearUrsus arctosMost seen 5 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

63 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

21 sightingsHumpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeMost seen 12–5 PMSighting map

46 sightingsSteller Sea LionEumetopias jubatusMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map

37 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 7–10 PMSighting map

48 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8–11 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

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

161 sightingsThinhorn SheepOvis dalliMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

Where to see Caribou in Wrangell-St. Elias