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Goat Dike

Goat Dike, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Dike is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,405 m. Big Horn stands 2,438 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Point, a peak 1.7 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 1.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1405 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.52872, -121.72564

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Smith Point: 1.7 mi
  • Pompey Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Twin Sisters: 2.9 mi
  • Castle Butte: 3.1 mi
  • Skyo Mountain: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
Springs: 6
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 6.2 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 9.7 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 13.9 mi
  • Glenoma Community Park: 21.2 mi
  • Taidnapam Park: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 18.1 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Big Cedar: 18.1 mi
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 20.2 mi
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 16.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Goat Dike. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HornE 100°2,438 m14.6 mi
Ives PeakE 98°2,414 m13.3 mi
Old Snowy MountainE 95°2,408 m12.9 mi
Johnson PeakE 86°2,282 m10.7 mi
Hawkeye PointE 92°2,265 m11.1 mi
North Goat RidgeE 97°2,068 m10.9 mi
Chimney RockENE 76°2,045 m12.0 mi
Coal Creek MountainNE 52°1,943 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1520:1721:04
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:4915:3216:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356545027

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