Goat Island Mountain
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Goat Island Mountain rises to 2,221 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Island Mountain - West Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Goat Island Mountain is a 7,288-foot (2,221 m) ridge-like mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies 5.76 mi (9.27 km) east-northeast of the summit of Mount Rainier. This mountain is quite visible from the Sunrise Historic District and the many trails surrounding the Sunrise area. The Wonderland Trail provides an approach to this mountain, and the summit offers views of Cowlitz Chimneys, Fryingpan Glacier, and Mount Rainier. Burroughs Mountain is its nearest higher neighbor, 2.51 mi (4.04 km) to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from Goat Island Mountain drains into the White River. The mountain's descriptive name derives from mountain goats that were often seen on the peak. The toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49031754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2221.4 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 4.9 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 5.2 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 7 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 12 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Island Mountain - West Peak: 0.7 mi
- Baker Point: 0.8 mi
- Point 6945: 1.8 mi
- Meany Crest: 1.9 mi
- 1st Burroughs Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Wauhaukaupauken Falls: 4.0 mi
- Affi Falls: 4.3 mi
- Garda Falls: 4.5 mi
- Trixie Falls: 4.8 mi
- Margaret Falls: 4.8 mi
- Sunrise Point: 3.7 mi
- The Palisades: 5.2 mi
- Russell Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Willis Wall: 5.6 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 7.0 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 12.1 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 13.1 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 23.0 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 18.6 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 18.2 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 18.9 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 23.3 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 23.8 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 12.0 mi
- Log Spring: 13.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 14.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.7 mi
- Clover Spring: 21.2 mi
- Fairfax: 19.4 mi
- Melmont: 20.8 mi
- Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
- Lester: 23.6 mi
- Nagrom: 23.7 mi
- The Trident: 3.4 mi
- Coffee Cup: 4.5 mi
- Big Cedar: 9.5 mi
- Caboose: 24.1 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 24.1 mi
- Longmire Museum: 12.1 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 12.1 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 19.0 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 24.2 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 24.4 mi
- Wheel: 24.7 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 24.8 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 18.7 mi
- Waterfront: 23.3 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Goat Island Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | WSW 247° | 4,392 m | 5.6 mi |
| Columbia Crest | WSW 248° | 4,392 m | 5.7 mi |
| Point Success | WSW 245° | 4,302 m | 6.2 mi |
| Liberty Cap | WSW 256° | 4,297 m | 6.2 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | WSW 240° | 3,863 m | 5.3 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | WSW 246° | 3,533 m | 7.1 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | WSW 252° | 3,520 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Tahoma | SW 232° | 3,395 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5419338008
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 3 mi
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