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Big Goat Mountain

Big Goat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Goat Mountain rises to 2,147 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Goat Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2147 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.10319, -120.41370

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Bendtsen Public Access: 15.4 mi
  • McFarland Water Access: 16.7 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 16.8 mi
  • Willow Point Park: 17.8 mi
  • Swaram Water Access: 18.2 mi
Springs: 18
Waterfalls: 14
Museums: 3
  • Holden Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 22.4 mi
  • Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Entro: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Big Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakN 358°2,665 m12.7 mi
Star PeakN 356°2,644 m10.2 mi
Cardinal PeakW 270°2,608 m9.2 mi
Mount BigelowNNE 19°2,574 m8.4 mi
Hoodoo PeakNNE 18°2,571 m10.8 mi
Emerald PeakW 275°2,565 m10.0 mi
Saska PeakW 273°2,560 m10.6 mi
Pinnacle MountainW 280°2,546 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0220:1721:06
September equinox06:4918:2019:01
December solstice07:5015:1716:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516511 — Big Goat Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544305

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