Goat Mountain
- 9.0 mi
- round trip
- 4,086 ft
- climb
- 6,370 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Goat Mountain open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It doesn't name Goat Mountain, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Emergency Road Closure Lightning Creek / Forest Road 419
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 0104-06-26-002 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Abandoned Mines Area Closure
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 1-04-00-25-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Idaho Panhandle Seasonal Food Storage Order
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 01-04-00-24-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Beehive Lake Trail #279 Closure
Agency alert covering Sandpoint Ranger District · Order 01-04-06-26-007 · USFS · Sandpoint Ranger District
Heavy Truck Traffic on FS Road 209
Agency alert covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Goat Mountain is a hard hike in Idaho's Idaho Panhandle National Forests, on the Sandpoint Ranger District. The trail is an out-and-back, about 9 miles long, with a one-way climb of 4,086 feet from a low point of 2,352 feet to a high point of 6,370 feet. The Forest Service manages the land. The route is natural-surfaced and carries no horses or bikes. The open season runs from June 1 to September 30, so plan your trip for summer and early fall. Several other hikes sit close by. Beetop Ridge is about 2 miles away and Regal Mine is about 3 miles away. Scotchman Peak is about 3.3 miles off, and Porcupine Lake is roughly 3.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Kootenai River Campground24 mi away
- CDA River RV45 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
Photo: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)STRONG CREEK
~12 min drive
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Photo: waterarchives, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)SCHAFER PEAK
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Beetop Ridge
~4 min drive
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Regal Mine
~5 min drive
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DERR CREEK
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Regal Mine Spur
~4 min drive
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Morris Creek
~5 min drive
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Mt. Eagen
~13 min drive
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Spar Peak
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East Fork Creek
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Route details
- Distance
- 9.0 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 4,086 ft
- Summit
- 6,390 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Questions about this route
How long is the Goat Mountain on Goat Mountain?
About 9.0 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Goat Mountain?
About 4,086 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Goat Mountain?
It is rated hard.
Conditions and forecast on Goat Mountain
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
