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Goat Mountain

Goat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Mountain rises to 2,455 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 9.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2455 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.66952, -105.65665

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Museums: 9
  • White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 7.2 mi
  • White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Smokey Bear Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Frozen Food Locker Museum: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra Blanca PeakSSW 203°3,620 m22.2 mi
Lookout MountainSSW 205°3,518 m21.2 mi
Buck MountainSSW 202°3,276 m19.7 mi
White Horse HillSSW 212°3,111 m19.6 mi
Summit PeakESE 104°3,103 m17.5 mi
Capitan PeakESE 103°3,063 m23.2 mi
Nogal PeakSW 215°2,966 m14.6 mi
Monjeau PeakSSW 195°2,942 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:15
June solstice05:5319:4020:17
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0416:2116:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146536169706863544537
Precip in0.70.50.60.41.01.73.62.72.31.11.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594489

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