Goat Mountain (Alaska)

Goat Mountain is a 6,450-foot (1,966 m) mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Chugach National Forest at the head of Glacier Creek Valley, 30 mi (48 km) east-southeast of downtown Anchorage, and 8 mi (13 km) north-northeast of the Alyeska Resort and Girdwood area. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1932.[3] On August 4, 2019, a small airplane crashed on the mountain claiming all four lives onboard.[4]

Goat Mountain
Goat Mountain seen from Jewel Mountain
Highest point
Elevation6,450 ft (1,970 m) [1]
Prominence100 ft (30 m) [2]
Parent peakSouth Raven Peak[1]
Coordinates61°02′55″N 149°03′27″W [1]
Geography
Goat Mountain
Location of Goat Mountain in Alaska
LocationChugach National Forest
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
United States
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Anchorage A-6

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Goat Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the massive Eagle Glacier on the east aspect of the peak, the Milk Glacier on the western slope, and the Raven Glacier to the northwest.

See also

References
  1. "Goat Mountain, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  2. Goat Mountain, listsofjohn.com
  3. "Goat Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  4. Anchorage Daily News
  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
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