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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.

28,709
recent observations
30
species listed
22
plants
5
mammals
2
birds

Naturalists have logged 28,709 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Mount Rainier. The most frequently seen is the white pasqueflower, with 2,470 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
2,470 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
2,414 observations
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus saturatus
1,875 observations
Avalanche lily
Erythronium montanum
1,610 observations
pink mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
1,313 observations · iNaturalist
mountain paintbrush
Castilleja parviflora
1,171 observations · iNaturalist
common beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
1,129 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Bog Gentian
Gentiana calycosa
1,001 observations
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
965 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
960 observations
Sitka valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
955 observations
Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
871 observations · iNaturalist
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
856 observations · iNaturalist
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
850 observations
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
846 observations · iNaturalist
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
833 observations
subalpine fir
Abies lasiocarpa
762 observations
American Pika
Ochotona princeps
748 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
736 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
703 observations
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
670 observations · iNaturalist
cusick's speedwell
Veronica cusickii
645 observations · iNaturalist
Subalpine Fleabane
Erigeron glacialis
623 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
589 observations
spreading phlox
Phlox diffusa
584 observations · iNaturalist
Sickletop Lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa
520 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
520 observations · iNaturalist
Anna's Blue
Plebejus anna
507 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
497 observations · iNaturalist
curved-beak lousewort
Pedicularis contorta
486 observations · iNaturalist

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