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Wildlife in Mount Rainier National Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Mount Rainier right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

27,858
recent observations
30
species listed
22
plants
5
mammals
2
birds

Naturalists have logged 27,858 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Mount Rainier. The most frequently seen is the white pasqueflower, with 2,416 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (22 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (5).

Rarer finds confirmed in Mount Rainier include Avalanche Lily - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Avalanche Lily
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Most-observed species in Mount Rainier

white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
2,416 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
2,328 observations
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus saturatus
1,801 observations · iNaturalist
Avalanche lily
Erythronium montanum
1,607 observations
pink mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
1,299 observations · iNaturalist
mountain paintbrush
Castilleja parviflora
1,160 observations · iNaturalist
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,117 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
950 observations
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
936 observations
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
935 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
892 observations
Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
848 observations · iNaturalist
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
828 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
827 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
796 observations
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
781 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
743 observations
American Pika
Ochotona princeps
725 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
678 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
663 observations · iNaturalist
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
650 observations · iNaturalist
cusick's speedwell
Veronica cusickii
645 observations · iNaturalist
Subalpine Fleabane
Erigeron glacialis
621 observations · iNaturalist
spreading phlox
Phlox diffusa
583 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
560 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
505 observations · iNaturalist
Sickletop Lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa
497 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
493 observations · iNaturalist
Anna's Blue
Plebejus anna
490 observations · iNaturalist
curved-beak lousewort
Pedicularis contorta
484 observations · iNaturalist

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