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Goat Mountain

Goat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Mountain rises to 1,514 m in California. Iron Mountain stands 2,794 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeside Day Use Area, a picnic site 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Madera County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1514 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.29495, -119.56514

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
Waterfalls: 13
Picnic sites: 9
Museums: 9
Springs: 8
  • Arnold Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Daulton Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Rogers Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Vichy Spring: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 5.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainNNE 18°2,794 m13.5 mi
Mount RaymondN 4°2,650 m14.8 mi
White Chief MountainN 7°2,637 m13.5 mi
Jump Off PointE 96°2,605 m16.6 mi
Little Shuteye PeakNE 37°2,546 m8.6 mi
Shuteye PeakENE 63°2,536 m8.4 mi
Fresno DomeN 8°2,298 m11.1 mi
Speckerman MountainN 356°2,181 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:10
June solstice05:3919:4420:23
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:0916:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444649536169777671615146
Precip in7.16.45.22.41.40.40.10.10.21.72.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK RS, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658626 — Goat Mountain, Madera County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806474

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