Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain rises to 2,686 m in Idaho. Elk Peak stands 3,225 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is North Goat Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Boise County, Idaho, USA.
Wikidata Q49031790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,686 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- North Goat Peak: 1.2 mi
- Shephard Peak: 1.5 mi
- Silver Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Graham Peak: 2.9 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Kirkham Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 13.0 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 15.9 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Fern Falls: 13.8 mi
- Smith Falls: 15.6 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 16.4 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Big Falls: 19.8 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 15.3 mi
- Baring Divide: 18.0 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 19.6 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Grimes Monument: 24.9 mi
- Taylor Spring: 13.4 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 24.3 mi
- Rocky Bar: 19.3 mi
- Banner Summit: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Peak | ENE 75° | 3,225 m | 16.2 mi |
| Packrat Peak | ENE 67° | 3,120 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cirque Lake Peak | ENE 62° | 3,110 m | 16.8 mi |
| Warbonnet Peak | ENE 62° | 3,100 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Underhill | ENE 68° | 3,097 m | 16.3 mi |
| Monte Verita | ENE 64° | 3,085 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mayan Temple | ENE 66° | 3,079 m | 16.5 mi |
| Reward Peak | ENE 72° | 3,071 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:20 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowman, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655928
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