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| The Best Hikes for Wildlife in Glacier National Park |
Glacier National Park is home to nearly 70 species of mammals, including grizzly bears, black bears, mountain goats, moose, wolverines, gray wolves, mountain lions, lynx, badgers and marmots. Although you stand a fairly good chance of seeing wildlife at any time or anywhere within Glacier, I thought I would offer some suggestions for those wishing to see wildlife during a hike. The following are just a few of the trails known for frequent wildlife sightings, and some of the animals that are commonly seen on each of them:
Iceberg Lake: mountain goats, bighorn sheep, bears
Ptarmigan Tunnel: mountain goats, bighorn sheep, bears
Swiftcurrent Nature Trail: bears, moose, elk
Highline Trail: mountain goats, bighorn sheep, bears, marmots
Grinnell Glacier: bears, bighorn sheep, mountain goats
Hidden Lake Overlook: bighorn sheep, mountain goats, marmots, and maybe even a wolverine
Dawson Pass: bighorn sheep, mountain goats, moose
Piegan Pass: mountain goats, ptarmigan
Cobalt Lake: moose
Redrock Falls: moose (near Fishercap Lake)
Gunsight Lake: moose, elk and bears
Cracker Lake: mountain goats, marmots, bears
Bullhead Lake: moose