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 U.S. Mormon Battalion Trail, Temecula Valley, a historic site 2.8 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Scott's Cabin: 10.3 mi
- Prayer Garden: 11.8 mi
- Student Gardens: 11.9 mi
- GOHS GarDEN: 13.2 mi
- Redhawk Elementry School Garden: 13.6 mi
- Boos Family Courtyard: 15.0 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
- Redhawk Logo: 13.3 mi
- Hungry Wolf: 13.6 mi
- Horse: 14.9 mi
- A Child's Wonderland: 15.0 mi
- Historic Fire Wagon 28: 16.4 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 25 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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