Bighorn Sheep

Closest Relatives at Grand Teton National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	90–100%
2	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
3	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
4	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
5	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
6	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
7	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
8	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
9	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
10	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
11	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
12	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
15	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bighorn Sheep in Grand Teton National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Bighorn Sheep sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bighorn Sheep in Grand Teton National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bighorn Sheep in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.