Goat Mountain (Whatcom County)

Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain from Winchester Mountain Lookout
Highest point
Elevation6,844 ft (2,086 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,599 ft (487 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Chardonnay (7,020 ft)[2]
Isolation2.75 mi (4.43 km)[2]
Coordinates48°55′43″N 121°37′35″W / 48.928483°N 121.626352°W / 48.928483; -121.626352[1]
Geography
Goat Mountain is located in Washington (state)
Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain
Location in Washington
Goat Mountain is located in the United States
Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyWhatcom
Protected areaMount Baker Wilderness
Parent rangeCascade Range
North Cascades
Topo mapUSGS Mount Larrabee/Mount Sefrit
Geology
Rock typeDarrington Phyllite[3]
Climbing
First ascent1904, Frank Calkins and George Otis Smith[3]
Easiest routeScramble

Goat Mountain is a 6,844-foot (2,086-metre) summit in the Skagit Range which is a subset of the North Cascades of Washington state.[4] It is located south of Mount Larrabee and north of Mount Shuksan in the Mount Baker Wilderness, which is managed by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Goat Mountain has a subsidiary 6,725 ft summit known as the west peak, and remnants of what was colloquially known as the Swamp Creek Glacier rest on the northern slope between the two summits. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Chardonnay, 2.75 mi (4.43 km) to the east.[1] The Silver Tip Mine was located on the south slope of the mountain near the 3,000 ft level. The mine produced silver and gold in the 1940s.[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Fraser River and the Nooksack River.

  1. ^ a b c d "Goat Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "Goat Mountain, East - 6,860' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  3. ^ a b Beckey, Fred W. (2008). Cascade Alpine Guide (3rd ed.). Mountaineers Books.
  4. ^ "Goat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  5. ^ Silver Tip Mine westernmininghistory.com