Goat Mountain
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
- 2,455 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Tucson Mountain: 2.1 mi
- East Carrizo Cone: 2.8 mi
- Read Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Carrizo Peak: 4.4 mi
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 9.8 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 11.8 mi
- Spencer Park: 12.6 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 12.7 mi
- City Park: 12.8 mi
- 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
- White Oaks: 7.1 mi
- Robsart: 11.1 mi
- Ancho: 19.1 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 19.2 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 19.5 mi
- Fox Cave: 21.8 mi
- Donkey Statue: 12.8 mi
- Old Mill: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSW 203° | 3,620 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,518 m | 21.2 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SSW 212° | 3,111 m | 19.6 mi |
| Summit Peak | ESE 104° | 3,103 m | 17.5 mi |
| Capitan Peak | ESE 103° | 3,063 m | 23.2 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SW 215° | 2,966 m | 14.6 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSW 195° | 2,942 m | 17.0 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | WNW 289° | 2,932 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594489
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