Where to See Yellow-bellied Marmot in Yosemite National Park

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Yellow-bellied Marmot sightings in Yosemite

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Where Yellow-bellied Marmot has been reported, from 677 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 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM3% of the busiest hour5 AM11% of the busiest hour6 AM58% of the busiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM89% of the busiest hour10 AM74% of the busiest hour11 AM58% of the busiest hourNoon42% of the busiest hour1 PM37% of the busiest hour2 PM42% of the busiest hour3 PM63% of the busiest hour4 PM89% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PM58% of the busiest hour8 PM16% of the busiest hour9 PM2% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Yellow-bellied Marmot is most seen 7–10 AM and 4–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Yellow-bellied Marmot 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	0%
4 AM	3%
5 AM	11%
6 AM	58%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	89%
10 AM	74%
11 AM	58%
Noon	42%
1 PM	37%
2 PM	42%
3 PM	63%
4 PM	89%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	58%
8 PM	16%
9 PM	2%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Yellow-bellied Marmot 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 Marmot's Short Summer

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“A marmot eating beside a high-country rock pile has a short summer to prepare for a very long winter. Yellow-bellied marmots can spend more than half the year hibernating underground.”

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

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Where to look

Yosemite spots that mention Yellow-bellied Marmot

Compare with the sightings

Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Yellow-bellied Marmot. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightTuolumne MeadowsA high-country meadow with river bends and granite domes.

Trails

EasyParsons Lodge and Soda Springs Trail1.7 mi · 1 hrA flat meadow walk to bubbling springs and a Sierra Club lodge.

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Where to see Yellow-bellied Marmot in Yosemite