| Goat Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,207 ft (3,721 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 927 ft (283 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Dougherty Peak (12,241 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 3.89 mi (6.26 km)[2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 36°52′10″N 118°34′27″W / 36.8694694°N 118.5742113°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Goat Mountain Location in California  Goat Mountain Goat Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS The Sphinx |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Type of rock | granitic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1896 |
| Easiest route | class 2[2] |
Goat Mountain is a 12,207-foot-elevation (3,721-meter) mountain summit located in Kings Canyon National Park, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.[3] It is situated on Monarch Divide which is west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Topographic relief is significant as the southeast aspect rises 5,600 feet (1,700 meters) above Paradise Valley in 2.5 miles. This feature was so named because mountain sheep, erroneously called goats, were once seen on the slopes.[4] The name was already in use when the first ascent of the summit was made in 1896 by Joseph Nisbet LeConte and party.[5] This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
