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Goat Mountain

On Goat Mountain, Selway Crags

Trail6.9 km · 4.3 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Selway River Trail 1.8 mi · 2.9 kmExplore Goat Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J-1°-8°100
  2. F2°-7°76
  3. M5°-4°76
  4. A8°-2°72
  5. M14°1°80
  6. J20°6°80
  7. J25°10°32
  8. A25°10°31
  9. S20°6°46
  10. O12°0°64
  11. N3°-7°109
  12. D-2°-10°96

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 6.9 km (4.3 mi) long, Goat Mountain is a trail in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, United States of America. It is in the Selway Crags. It lies about 61 km west of Pinesdale.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
6.9 km · 4.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Goat Mountain (mountain, 1,613 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Selway Crags (Clearwater Mountains › Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
61 km W of Pinesdale (Ravalli County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Connects to
Big Rock, Selway River Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
46.1398, -114.9639
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Selway River Trail

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Shissler Peak

2.1 mi · 3.5 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Halfway Creek

3.6 mi · 5.7 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Meeker Ridge

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Sixty Two Ridge/Bear Wallow

4.9 mi · 7.9 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

Lone Pine Ridge

5.4 mi · 8.7 km · Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest

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