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Iron Goat Rest Area

Iron Goat Rest Area from directly overhead

Iron Goat Rest Area is a rest area in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 650 m. Big Chiwaukum stands 2,463 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Caboose, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washington State Department of Transportation
Seasonal
spring;summer;autumn

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.71133, -121.16184

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 23
  • Moai: 20.0 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 20.0 mi
  • Little Italy: 20.0 mi
  • Bambino: 20.0 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 10
Parks: 10
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 8.7 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 9.2 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 15.7 mi
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 19.6 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Dog Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Hot Sand Beach: 24.6 mi
  • Deer Beach: 24.6 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 24.7 mi
  • Rafters Beach: 24.7 mi
Museums: 6
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 9.2 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 9.2 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 9.3 mi
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 23.2 mi
  • Greater Leavenworth Museum: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Group Picnic Shelter: 20.7 mi
  • Camp Brown Day Use Area: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 4
Hot springs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Iron Goat Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ChiwaukumE 93°2,463 m10.6 mi
Mount DanielS 185°2,427 m10.1 mi
Mount DanielS 183°2,409.1 m10.3 mi
Mount HinmanSSW 193°2,283.6 m10.2 mi
Dip Top PeakS 186°2,222.3 m8.9 mi
Granite MountainSSE 160°2,147 m9.6 mi
Mac PeakSSE 163°2,091 m6.0 mi
Bulls ToothESE 105°2,088 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:17
June solstice05:0720:1921:07
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:5115:2316:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1347913548

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