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Goat Hill

Goat Hill, a peak in Colorado
Goat Hill, a peak in ColoradoJeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 4.0
Goat Hill, a peak in Colorado
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Goat Hill rises to 1,708 m in Colorado. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Watson Lake State Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 0.6 miles off.

About

The story

Goat Hill—also called Bellvue Dome—is an anticline in Larimer County, Colorado near Bellvue. The dome has a gradual slope on its east side, but its west side is an almost-vertical cliff that hangs over the Cache la Poudre River that passes directly below. The mountain was formed as sedimentary rock was uplifted and folded during the Laramide orogeny.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q39074876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1708 m
Getting there

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Coordinates40.64248, -105.16998

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bingham Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Arthurs Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Bonner Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Horsetooth Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Christ Mountain: 7.6 mi
Parks
  • Bingham Hill Park: 1.6 mi
  • Lory State Park: 4.8 mi
  • Rogers Park: 4.9 mi
  • Soft Gold Park: 5.0 mi
  • Freedom Square Park: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Artworks: 27
Cliffs: 19
  • Land of the Overhangs: 3.8 mi
  • Scoop Area: 4.5 mi
  • North Slab: 5.2 mi
  • Nipple Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Exit Wall: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Horsetooth Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Disappointment Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 6
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Willows Landing: 14.9 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Heron Cove: 15.2 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Nelson Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Bedsprings: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 16.7 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Goat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWSW 244°3,230 m16.9 mi
West White Pine MountainW 261°3,140 m16.0 mi
East White Pine MountainW 260°3,111 m14.7 mi
Crystal MountainWSW 243°3,029 m15.5 mi
Storm MountainSW 226°3,015 m15.7 mi
Boiler HillSW 236°2,697 m14.0 mi
White RockW 266°2,673 m17.3 mi
Quigley MountainW 269°2,610 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5520:36
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442495867737163503931
Precip in0.40.51.32.12.71.91.61.41.41.30.70.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358911316

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