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Goat Mountain

Goat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Mountain rises to 1,521 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the south-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. El Camino Real passes 19 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1521 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.43509, -106.50805

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 42
Historic sites: 16
  • Topp Hut: 7.3 mi
  • Rock House: 9.5 mi
  • George Russell Beasley House Remains: 10.0 mi
  • Issac House: 10.1 mi
  • George Beasley's Goat Pen: 10.4 mi
Museums: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Nike Missile: 3.3 mi
  • NMSU: 17.3 mi
  • The Traders: 17.7 mi
  • Class of 1931 Commemorative: 17.7 mi
  • The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • La Cueva: 8.6 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 18.6 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 19.4 mi
  • Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 21.7 mi
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 22.1 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 6.7 mi
  • The Tooth: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • North Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
  • South Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 8.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleSSW 207°2,708 m7.0 mi
Organ PeakSSW 198°2,668 m7.6 mi
The NeedlesSW 214°2,565 m6.7 mi
Baldy PeakSSW 201°2,564 m8.4 mi
Granite PeakS 186°2,554 m7.2 mi
San Andres PeakN 354°2,459 m16.7 mi
Sugarloaf PeakSSW 199°2,443 m6.5 mi
Rabbit EarsSW 221°2,440 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:18
June solstice06:0019:4120:17
September equinox06:5518:3219:04
December solstice07:0416:2817:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444955627180828175645244
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.40.61.81.71.40.80.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357574390

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