Goat
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 210 ft
- climb
- 932 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is Goat open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
As of · Source: NPS · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Goat is a short cross-country ski route in Minnesota, set within the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and Battle Creek Regional Park on county land. The climb is hard, with a total gain of 210 feet over 0.38 miles of an out-and-back trip that peaks at 932 feet. The steepest stretch, about 11%, comes at the 0.1-mile mark, and the route starts and ends at nearly the same elevation, around 834 feet. Winter is the season for this one. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. Paul show January highs around 23°F with lows near 8°F, while spring and fall bring milder conditions, with May highs around 69°F and October highs around 57°F. The closest neighbors are the Connector, about 0.1 mile away, and Competition Hill and Meadow Loop, each roughly 0.2 mile off. Bowl sits about 0.3 mile away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Goat
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 8°
Feb
28° / 11°
Mar
41° / 23°
Apr
56° / 36°
May
69° / 48°
Jun
78° / 58°
Jul
82° / 63°
Aug
80° / 61°
Sep
72° / 53°
Oct
57° / 39°
Nov
41° / 26°
Dec
28° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St Paul, MN, 1 mi away at 900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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