Elk

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	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	80–90%
2	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
3	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
4	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
6	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	60–70%
7	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
9	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
10	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
13	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
14	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
15	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
16	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	40–50%
17	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
18	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
19	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
20	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
21	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
22	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
24	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
25	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 83% of visitor-days record a Elk sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 998 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Elk in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.