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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.

29,493
recent observations
30
species listed
22
plants
5
mammals
2
birds

Naturalists have logged 29,493 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Mount Rainier. The most frequently seen is the Hoary Marmot, with 2,511 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

Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
2,511 observations
white pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
2,504 observations · iNaturalist
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus saturatus
1,940 observations
Avalanche lily
Erythronium montanum
1,621 observations
pink mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
1,340 observations · iNaturalist
mountain paintbrush
Castilleja parviflora
1,184 observations · iNaturalist
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,139 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
1,046 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
1,007 observations
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
1,000 observations
Sitka valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
960 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
896 observations
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
889 observations
Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
880 observations · iNaturalist
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
872 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
872 observations · iNaturalist
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
793 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
790 observations · iNaturalist
American Pika
Ochotona princeps
778 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
742 observations
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
679 observations · iNaturalist
cusick's speedwell
Veronica cusickii
645 observations · iNaturalist
Subalpine Fleabane
Erigeron glacialis
624 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
616 observations
spreading phlox
Phlox diffusa
585 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
534 observations · iNaturalist
Sickletop Lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa
531 observations · iNaturalist
Anna's Blue
Plebejus anna
518 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
502 observations · iNaturalist
curved-beak lousewort
Pedicularis contorta
495 observations · iNaturalist

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