Billy Goat Mountain
Billy Goat Mountain rises to 893 m in California. Thomas Mountain stands 2,083 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacob Bergman, a historic site 2.7 miles away.
The story
mountain in Riverside County, California, United States
Wikidata Q35727313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 893 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sawyer Spring: 4.1 mi
- Sycamore Spring: 5.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 7.3 mi
- Million Dollar Spring: 7.3 mi
- Duval Spring: 7.8 mi
- Roundtop: 4.1 mi
- Wild Horse Peak: 6.1 mi
- Tule Peak: 6.1 mi
- Oak Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Rock Pile: 7.2 mi
- Samuel Oschin Telescope: 8.5 mi
- Hale Telescope: 8.5 mi
- 18-inch Schmidt Telescope: 8.7 mi
- 60-inch Telescope: 9.1 mi
- Weir Historic Site: 9.5 mi
- Glenoak Hills Park: 9.1 mi
- Renzoni Lawn: 9.4 mi
- Doane Valley Natural Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Telescope Pads: 9.5 mi
- Palomar Mountain State Park: 10.2 mi
- Jacob Bergman: 2.7 mi
- U.S. Mormon Battalion Trail, Temecula Valley: 2.8 mi
- Oak Grove Stage Station Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
- Camp Wright Historical Marker: 7.5 mi
- Juan Diego Flats: 8.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 11.8 mi
- Student Gardens: 11.9 mi
- Student Gardens: 12.5 mi
- GOHS GarDEN: 13.2 mi
- Redhawk Elementry School Garden: 13.6 mi
- Palomar Observatory Visitor Center: 8.4 mi
- Little Temecula History Center: 13.7 mi
- Cupa Cultural Center: 14.6 mi
- Wasxayam Pomki: 15.2 mi
- Pennypickle's Workshop Museum: 16.6 mi
- Emerson Oaks Reserve: 10.4 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 15.6 mi
- Idyllwild Nature Center: 20.4 mi
- Gird Valley Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Double Butte County Park: 21.9 mi
- Upper Barker Valley Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lower Barker Valley Falls: 11.1 mi
- Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Washtub Falls: 21.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 23.0 mi
- Silvercrest Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Juror Patio Tables: 16.4 mi
- Employee Break Area: 17.1 mi
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Oak Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Leon: 18.3 mi
- Warner Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Billy Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mountain | NE 47° | 2,083 m | 14.2 mi |
| Little Thomas Mountain | NE 44° | 2,002 m | 14.2 mi |
| Butterfly Peak | ENE 58° | 1,895 m | 18.9 mi |
| Combs Peak | ESE 112° | 1,878 m | 15.9 mi |
| High Point | S 169° | 1,873 m | 8.2 mi |
| South Combs Peak | ESE 116° | 1,788 m | 17.3 mi |
| Iron Spring Mountain | E 101° | 1,750 m | 9.7 mi |
| Birch Hill | S 175° | 1,737 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:25 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palomar MTN Obsy, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800903
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