Snowshoe Hare

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snowshoe Hare in Rocky Mountain National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a Snowshoe Hare sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 103 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Snowshoe Hare in Rocky Mountain National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Snowshoe Hare in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.