Goat Mountain
Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation4,370 ft (1,332 m)[1]
Prominence820 ft (250 m)[1]
Parent peakPeak 4603[1]
Isolation1.53 mi (2.46 km)[1]
Coordinates60°36′26″N 144°38′46″W / 60.6071080°N 144.6462468°W / 60.6071080; -144.6462468[2]
Geography
Goat Mountain is located in Alaska
Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain
Location of Goat Mountain in Alaska
LocationChugach Census Area
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Protected areaChugach National Forest
Parent rangeChugach Mountains[2]
Topo mapUSGS Cordova C-2

Goat Mountain is a 4,370-foot (1,332 m) summit in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Description

Goat Mountain is located in the Chugach Mountains, 38 miles (61 km) east-northeast of Cordova on land managed by Chugach National Forest. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,300 feet (1,310 m) above Miles Lake in less than three miles (4.8 km). The mountain can be seen from the Copper River Highway at the Miles Glacier Bridge. The mountain was named in 1910 by a survey crew working on the Copper River and Northwestern Railway, and the toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]

Aerial view of Goat Mountain, Miles Lake (left), Miles Glacier Bridge, and Copper River (right)

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Goat Mountain is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[3] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy rainfall. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F. This climate supports the Childs Glacier to the northwest, Miles Glacier to the northeast, and McPherson Glacier to the southeast. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Goat Mountain - 4,370' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Goat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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