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Goat Mountain

Goat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2686 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.96490, -115.35093

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 12
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 12.2 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
Waterfalls: 7
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
  • Emile Grandjean: 15.3 mi
  • Baring Divide: 18.0 mi
  • Alice-Toxaway Divide: 19.6 mi
Parks: 2
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 13.2 mi
  • Grimes Monument: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Taylor Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk PeakENE 75°3,225 m16.2 mi
Packrat PeakENE 67°3,120 m16.6 mi
Cirque Lake PeakENE 62°3,110 m16.8 mi
Warbonnet PeakENE 62°3,100 m16.7 mi
Mount UnderhillENE 68°3,097 m16.3 mi
Monte VeritaENE 64°3,085 m17.0 mi
Mayan TempleENE 66°3,078.5 m16.5 mi
Reward PeakENE 72°3,071 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1619:54
June solstice06:0020:4421:28
September equinox07:2919:0319:41
December solstice08:1416:2017:07

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937435259666456443225

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowman, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655928

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