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Goat Mountain

Goat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Mountain rises to 2,042 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennett Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 23 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2042 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.55842, -106.49916

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 36
Historic sites: 15
  • Topp Hut: 14.7 mi
  • Rock House: 17.6 mi
  • Pat Garret Murder Site: 18.4 mi
  • George Russell Beasley House Remains: 18.5 mi
  • Issac House: 18.6 mi
Museums: 11
Artworks: 8
  • Nike Missile: 9.9 mi
  • NMSU: 23.8 mi
  • The Traders: 24.1 mi
  • Class of 1931 Commemorative: 24.1 mi
  • The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • La Cueva: 16.4 mi
  • Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 21.9 mi
  • White Sands National Monument: 22.2 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 24.4 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 24.8 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 14.2 mi
  • The Tooth: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 16.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleSSW 194°2,708 m15.2 mi
Organ PeakS 190°2,668 m16.1 mi
The NeedlesSSW 197°2,565 m14.7 mi
Baldy PeakSSW 192°2,564 m16.7 mi
Granite PeakS 185°2,554 m15.7 mi
San Andres PeakNNW 345°2,459 m8.4 mi
Sugarloaf PeakS 190°2,443 m14.9 mi
Rabbit EarsSSW 199°2,440 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice06:0019:4120:17
September equinox06:5518:3219:04
December solstice07:0516:2817:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586777807872604840
Precip in0.50.50.20.30.50.72.22.01.40.90.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jornada EXP Range, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357582880

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