Where to See Pika in Yosemite National Park

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Pika sightings in Yosemite

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Where Pika has been reported, from 276 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 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM3% of the busiest hour5 AM22% of the busiest hour6 AM61% of the busiest hour7 AM94% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM89% of the busiest hour10 AM72% of the busiest hour11 AM56% of the busiest hourNoon44% of the busiest hour1 PM39% of the busiest hour2 PM39% of the busiest hour3 PM56% of the busiest hour4 PM83% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM94% of the busiest hour7 PM67% of the busiest hour8 PM28% of the busiest hour9 PM11% of the busiest hour10 PM6% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Pika is most seen 7–10 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	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	1%
4 AM	3%
5 AM	22%
6 AM	61%
7 AM	94%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	89%
10 AM	72%
11 AM	56%
Noon	44%
1 PM	39%
2 PM	39%
3 PM	56%
4 PM	83%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	94%
7 PM	67%
8 PM	28%
9 PM	11%
10 PM	6%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Pika on the drive.

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

Yosemite Tour Guide

A Pika's Winter Hay

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“A sharp squeak from a high-country rock pile might be an American pika. Look for a small animal with rounded ears, a relative of rabbits. In summer, a pika may be carrying mouthfuls of plants across the rocks.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Yosemite Tour Guide.

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Where to see Pika in Yosemite