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Goat Falls

Idaho

About

Goat Falls is a waterfall in Idaho, 8,110 feet elevation. It is managed by the Forest Service on federal USFS land. The Goat Lake Trail, 2.46 miles and 830 feet elevation gain, passes within 150 meters of the waterfall.

Waterfall Facts

Elevation

8,110 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Goat Falls

Idaho

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Stanley Rs, ID weather station, 4.5 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan29° high4° low
  2. Feb35° high7° low
  3. Mar42° high14° low
  4. Apr49° high21° low
  5. May60° high30° low
  6. Jun69° high35° low
  7. Jul80° high39° low
  8. Aug80° high37° low
  9. Sep70° high31° low
  10. Oct55° high24° low
  11. Nov39° high14° low
  12. Dec28° high6° low

The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Stanley, Idaho · 4.8 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Sawtooth National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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