Goat Mountain is a mountain summit located in the
Chugach Mountains, in
Anchorage Municipality
Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...
in the
U.S. state of
Alaska. The peak is situated in
Chugach National Forest
The Chugach National Forest is a United States National Forest in south central Alaska. Covering portions of Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula and the Copper River Delta, it was formed in 1907 from part of a larger forest reserve. The Ch ...
at the head of Glacier Creek Valley, east-southeast of downtown
Anchorage
Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...
, and north-northeast of the
Alyeska Resort and
Girdwood area. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1932.
On August 4, 2019, a small airplane crashed on the mountain claiming all four lives onboard.
Anchorage Daily News
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Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Goat Mountain is located in a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.
See also
* List of mountain peaks of Alaska
*Geology of Alaska
The geology of Alaska includes Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks formed in offshore terranes and added to the western margin of North America from the Paleozoic through modern times. The region was submerged for much of the Paleozoic and M ...
References
External links
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* Goat Mountai
weather forecast
* Plane crash on Goat Mountain claims four lives
Anchorage Daily News
Mountains of Alaska
Mountains of Anchorage, Alaska
North American 1000 m summits