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Goat Lake (Glacier County, Montana)

Coordinates: 48°41′59″N 113°34′40″W / 48.69972°N 113.57778°W / 48.69972; -113.57778
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Goat Lake
Location of Goat Lake in Montana, USA.
Location of Goat Lake in Montana, USA.
Goat Lake
Location of Goat Lake in Montana, USA.
Location of Goat Lake in Montana, USA.
Goat Lake
LocationGlacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, US
Coordinates48°41′59″N 113°34′40″W / 48.69972°N 113.57778°W / 48.69972; -113.57778[1]
Lake typeNatural
Primary outflowsRose Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length.50 miles (0.80 km)
Max. width.30 miles (0.48 km)
Surface elevation5,458 ft (1,664 m)

Goat Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Goat Lake is in a cirque below Goat Mountain which looms almost 3,400 feet (1,000 m) above the lake immediately to the northwest.[2] The lake is a 3 miles (4.8 km) hike by trail from the Rising Sun Auto Camp.

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References

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  1. ^ "Goat Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  2. ^ "Rising Sun, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2011-01-22.