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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
2596 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 16.7 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thirteen MountainSSE 151°2,739 m6.1 mi
Stripe MountainSSE 159°2,735 m6.9 mi
Salmon MountainNW 321°2,698 m0.9 mi
Waugh MountainSSE 169°2,683 m7.9 mi
Lost Packer PeakS 171°2,639 m8.9 mi
Mist PeakESE 117°2,626 m12.1 mi
Blue JointESE 104°2,614 m12.5 mi
Swet PointS 182°2,591 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 5080 °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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