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Goat Mountain

Goat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Mountain rises to 2,596 m in Idaho. Thirteen Mountain stands 2,739 m to the south-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Salmon Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49031795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,596 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.60630, -114.82455

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 11
  • Sheep Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Table Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 5.2 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 11.3 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 16.8 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Barth Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Blue Joint Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thirteen MountainSSE2,739 m6.1 mi
Stripe MountainSSE2,735 m6.9 mi
Salmon MountainNW2,698 m0.9 mi
Waugh MountainSSE2,683 m7.9 mi
Lost Packer PeakS2,639 m8.9 mi
Mist PeakESE2,626 m12.1 mi
Blue JointESE2,614 m12.5 mi
Swet PointS2,591 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5119:4720:33
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1815:0915:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293442495764737263493729
Precip in1.91.42.02.12.32.61.00.81.41.92.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine BAR, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663267

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