Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain rises to 3,631 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the south-southeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Salzburger Spitzl, a peak 0.8 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Goat Mountain, at 11,913 feet (3,631 m) above sea level is the second highest peak in the Pioneer Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located on the border of Sawtooth and Salmon-Challis National Forests as well as Blaine and Custer counties. It is the 16th highest peak in Idaho and less than 2 mi (3.2 km) north-northwest of Hyndman Peak.
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Wikidata Q5575311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,631.0824 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Salzburger Spitzl: 0.8 mi
- Rearing Stallion Peak: 0.9 mi
- Abel Peak: 0.9 mi
- Duncan Ridge: 1.3 mi
- Handwerk Peak: 1.4 mi
- Little Park: 12.7 mi
- Town Square: 12.8 mi
- Knob Hill Natural Area: 12.8 mi
- Forest Service Park: 12.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 13.0 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 10.8 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 15.2 mi
- Crown Point: 18.9 mi
- Bartlett Point: 19.6 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 22.3 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 12.9 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 12.9 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Goat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | SSE 162° | 3,660 m | 1.8 mi |
| The Fin | E 88° | 3,627 m | 5.6 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | NNW 343° | 3,616 m | 1.8 mi |
| Standhope Peak | E 83° | 3,616 m | 5.9 mi |
| Brocky Peak | ESE 105° | 3,609 m | 4.6 mi |
| Altair Peak | E 79° | 3,604 m | 6.8 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | S 170° | 3,583 m | 1.3 mi |
| Pegasus Peak | ENE 68° | 3,577 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10599375706
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