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Goat Peak

Goat Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Peak rises to 514 m in California. Viejas Mountain stands 1,272 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sycamore Creek Park, a park 1.4 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in San Diego County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
514 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.95893, -116.97753
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sycamore Creek Park: 1.4 mi
  • Garden Road Park: 1.9 mi
  • Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • General Atomics Park: 3.2 mi
  • Stonebridge Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Martha Harville Memorial Oak Grove: 1.4 mi
  • Goodan Ranch: 2.2 mi
  • Ernie Pantoja Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Louis A. Stezler Memorial: 6.9 mi
Peaks
  • Iron Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Little Iron Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Peak 2245: 1.7 mi
  • Iron View Top: 2.1 mi
  • Hill 2200 Ramona: 2.1 mi
Attractions
  • Potato Chip Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Africa Tram: 9.5 mi
  • Lions: 9.6 mi
  • Mawazo Woods Discovery Area: 9.6 mi
  • Balloon Safari: 9.6 mi
Museums
  • Poway Heritage Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center: 4.5 mi
  • Classic Rotors Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Barona Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Guy R. Woodward Museum: 8.9 mi
Gardens
  • Abraxas Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 10.0 mi
  • Live Well San Diego Demonstration Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Qualcomm AZ Roof Garden: 13.1 mi
Artworks
  • Saint Gregory the Great: 6.2 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 6.2 mi
  • The Hawk: 9.2 mi
  • The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 11.2 mi
  • Untitled Heads: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Net Muc: 5.3 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 9.7 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 9.8 mi
  • TOE: 9.8 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 9.8 mi
Springs: 26
  • Rock Haven Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Skunk Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Indian Head Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Dog Spring: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Beaches: 24
Waterfalls: 9
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 11.8 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 9.4 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Table: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Goat Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Viejas MountainESE 115°1,272 m16.1 mi
El Cajon MountainESE 108°1,112 m9.6 mi
El CapitanESE 109°1,026 m9.1 mi
Rock MountainE 101°996 m9.8 mi
Eagle PeakE 84°973 m15.6 mi
Silverdome IIESE 110°970.36 m8.2 mi
Mount GowerENE 72°946 m13.1 mi
Whale MountainENE 57°911 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:4119:2420:00
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535355586368747673665952
Precip in3.13.52.71.10.40.10.00.10.20.51.21.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramona Fire Dept, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358784848

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