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

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Lynx sightings in Wrangell-St. Elias

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Where Lynx has been reported, from 10 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 AM5% of the busiest hour1 AM4% of the busiest hour2 AM3% of the busiest hour3 AM6% of the busiest hour4 AM21% of the busiest hour5 AM53% of the busiest hour6 AM84% of the busiest hour7 AM63% of the busiest hour8 AM37% of the busiest hour9 AM26% of the busiest hour10 AM21% of the busiest hour11 AM19% of the busiest hourNoon19% of the busiest hour1 PM21% of the busiest hour2 PM26% of the busiest hour3 PM37% of the busiest hour4 PM58% of the busiest hour5 PM79% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM84% of the busiest hour9 PM53% of the busiest hour10 PM21% of the busiest hour11 PM11% of the busiest hour

Lynx is most seen 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Lynx sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	5%
1 AM	4%
2 AM	3%
3 AM	6%
4 AM	21%
5 AM	53%
6 AM	84%
7 AM	63%
8 AM	37%
9 AM	26%
10 AM	21%
11 AM	19%
Noon	19%
1 PM	21%
2 PM	26%
3 PM	37%
4 PM	58%
5 PM	79%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	84%
9 PM	53%
10 PM	21%
11 PM	11%

Audio tour

Hear about Lynx 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 10-Year Hare and Lynx Cycle

Listen

“The willow thickets around here are the stage for a dramatic cycle that plays out every decade or so. First, snowshoe hare populations explode, and then, just as suddenly, they crash.”

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

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Where to look

Wrangell-St. Elias spots that mention Lynx

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

Places

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

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Wrangell-St. Elias

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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

13 sightingsCaribouRangifer tarandusMost seen 7 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Lynx in Wrangell-St. Elias