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Goat Mountain

Goat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Mountain rises to 2,076 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Whatcom County, Washington, USA

Wikidata Q49031851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2076 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.92846, -121.62625

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 12.5 mi
  • Maple Creek Park: 20.3 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 18.4 mi
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 20.8 mi
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerSW 219°3,287 m13.5 mi
Lahar LookoutSW 218°3,069 m13.7 mi
Sherman PeakSW 218°3,020 m14.0 mi
Mount ShuksanS 171°2,784 m6.8 mi
Nooksack TowerSSE 164°2,530 m6.6 mi
Mount ChallengerESE 116°2,501 m14.4 mi
American Border PeakNNW 339°2,436.6 m5.0 mi
The HourglassS 175°2,419 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0320:2521:15
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice08:5816:1717:12

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465357636358483934
Precip in15.38.810.46.74.53.31.81.94.810.516.014.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/349028368

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