Goat Mountain (Whatcom County)
| Goat Mountain | |
|---|---|
Goat Mountain from Winchester Mountain Lookout | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,844 ft (2,086 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 1,599 ft (487 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Chardonnay (7,020 ft) |
| Isolation | 2.75 mi (4.43 km) |
| Coordinates | 48°55′43″N 121°37′35″W / 48.928483°N 121.626352°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Goat Mountain | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Whatcom |
| Protected area | Mount Baker Wilderness |
| Parent range | Cascade Range North Cascades |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Larrabee/Mount Sefrit |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Darrington Phyllite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1904, Frank Calkins and George Otis Smith |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
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. 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. 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Fraser River and the Nooksack River.