Where to See Mountain Goat in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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Mountain Goat sightings in Wrangell-St. Elias

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Where Mountain Goat has been reported, from 48 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 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM11% of the busiest hour5 AM61% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM83% of the busiest hour9 AM61% of the busiest hour10 AM50% of the busiest hour11 AM44% of the busiest hourNoon44% of the busiest hour1 PM50% of the busiest hour2 PM56% of the busiest hour3 PM61% of the busiest hour4 PM72% of the busiest hour5 PM89% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM94% of the busiest hour8 PM78% of the busiest hour9 PM56% of the busiest hour10 PM22% of the busiest hour11 PM11% of the busiest hour

Mountain Goat is most seen 6–8 AM and 5–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Mountain Goat 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	11%
5 AM	61%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	83%
9 AM	61%
10 AM	50%
11 AM	44%
Noon	44%
1 PM	50%
2 PM	56%
3 PM	61%
4 PM	72%
5 PM	89%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	94%
8 PM	78%
9 PM	56%
10 PM	22%
11 PM	11%

Audio tour

Hear about Mountain Goat 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

Mountain Goats: Velcro Hooves on the Edge

Listen

“Those bright white dots you might see high up on dark, rocky cliffs are probably mountain goats. They’re masters of steep terrain, thanks to hooves that act like climbing shoes.”

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

One more story about Mountain Goat in the app

Dall Sheep: Life on the Ledges

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Where to look

Wrangell-St. Elias spots that mention Mountain Goat

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

Places

SightChitistone CanyonRemote canyon traverse with airy Goat Trail views

SightChitistone FallsRemote, roaring falls framed by the Goat Trail’s airy benches

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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16 sighting mapsfor Wrangell-St. Elias, on the same park map as your route
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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

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

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

Where to see Mountain Goat in Wrangell-St. Elias