Goat Peak
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Goat Peak rises to 2,079 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the south-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins, a historic site 2.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Goat Peak is a 7,001-foot (2,134 m) peak in the North Cascades of Washington, United States. The summit offers broad views of the Methow River valley, as well as many of the other prominent cascade peaks including glaciated Silver Star Mountain. A working US Forest Service fire lookout is located on the summit. The trailhead for Goat Peak is accessible from Forest Road 52, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Mazama, starting at an elevation of 5,600 feet (1,700 m). This Goat Peak is one of three summits with the same name in Washington state.
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Wikidata Q5575315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2079 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 2.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 24.7 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flagg Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Fawn Peak: 3.5 mi
- Setting Sun Mountain: 4.9 mi
- McLeod Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Sweetgrass Butte: 5.2 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 13.9 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 14.6 mi
- Confluence Park: 14.7 mi
- Homestream Park: 15.2 mi
- Heckendorn Park: 15.4 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 4.1 mi
- Prospect Point: 6.1 mi
- Recess Wall: 6.1 mi
- Nugget Wall: 6.2 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 2.4 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 13.1 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 14.1 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 23.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 6.2 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 20.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 24.1 mi
- Green View Falls: 24.9 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 14.7 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 15.0 mi
- Entro: 22.7 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 22.1 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 22.3 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 22.7 mi
- The Garden: 24.7 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Goat Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,730 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,712 m | 9.5 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | SW 235° | 2,670 m | 10.1 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | NW 310° | 2,653 m | 10.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | NNW 331° | 2,612 m | 12.9 mi |
| Big Craggy Peak | NNE 21° | 2,575 m | 9.7 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | SW 231° | 2,552 m | 10.8 mi |
| Lost Peak | N 349° | 2,552 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:14 | 16:09 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 15 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 25 mi
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