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Wild Goat Peak

Wild Goat Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Goat Peak rises to 1,923 m in Washington. Mount Daniel stands 2,427 m to the east, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tourmaline Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

Wild Goat Peak is a 6,305-foot (1,922-metre) mountain summit located above the eastern shore of Gold Lake, in eastern King County of Washington state. It's part of the Cascade Range, and is situated in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Snoqualmie and Skykomish Rivers. The nearest higher neighbor is Big Snow Mountain, 1.91 mi (3.07 km) to the southwest. This peak was once called "Big Snowy".

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Wikidata Q97355941, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1923 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.55235, -121.33458

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 10.8 mi
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 11.1 mi
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 11.4 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 16.8 mi
  • French Cabin Sno Park: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Spouse Wall: 9.0 mi
  • Osprey Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Alpental Cliffs: 9.3 mi
  • East Quartz Camp: 10.5 mi
  • West Quartz Camp: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 9
  • Tubing Park: 10.5 mi
  • Caboose: 13.6 mi
  • Amazonia: 17.7 mi
  • Actual Cave: 17.7 mi
  • Club Paradiso: 17.7 mi
Museums: 8
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 10.8 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 10.9 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 10.9 mi
  • Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 6
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Canyon Spring: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Wild Goat Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanielE 83°2,427 m7.2 mi
Mount DanielE 85°2,409.1 m7.6 mi
Chimney RockSE 143°2,355 m3.7 mi
Mount HinmanE 79°2,283.6 m5.8 mi
Lemah MountainSSE 160°2,280 m4.5 mi
Overcoat PeakSE 143°2,265 m3.3 mi
Summit Chief MountainESE 123°2,228 m3.7 mi
Dip Top PeakENE 73°2,222.3 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:0920:1921:07
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5115:2416:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2967311534

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