Goat Mountain Lake
MU 8-23, Okanagan
50.1248° N, 118.9589° W
- Surface area
- 8.8ha
- Elevation
- 1,383m
- Campsites
- 3
- At Goat Mtn. Lake rec site
Goat Mountain Lake is a small water of 8.8 ha in the Okanagan. The Goat Mtn. Lake recreation site is on its shore. Depth, elevation, stocking and regulations are not on file for this lake yet.
Open Goat Mountain Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Goat Mountain Lake at a glance
- Region
- Okanagan
- Management unit
- MU 8-23
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995)The newest of these fish records is from 1995.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Coordinates
- 50.124764, -118.958868
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Fish on record at Goat Mountain Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1995 | 1995 | 1 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
Goat Mountain Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Goat Mountain Lake yet.
Getting to Goat Mountain Lake
28.7 km of traced road to the campground by way of Goat FSR, Harris-Beetle FSR, Harris-Nicklen FSR, Harris Creek Rd and Creighton Valley Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.
Coordinates: 50.124764, -118.958868
Camping and rec sites at Goat Mountain Lake
- Goat Mtn. Lake
- Campsites
- 3 designated
- To the shore
- 14 m
Coordinates: 50.125984, -118.956443
The ice year at Goat Mountain Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Goat Mountain Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 12 November, and ice-off between 10 May and 26 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November and opens on 19 May.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 28 October 2024 to 10 May 2025, 194 days.
We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Goat Mountain Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.
Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.
Goat Mountain Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Goat Mountain Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- 2.7 Caverage year now
- 1.8 Caverage year then
- -4 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Goat Mountain Lake
The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.
| Day | Sky | High / low | Wind | Rain | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 5° / 0° | 10 km/h, gusts 41 | dry | Steady |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 8° / 1° | 6 km/h | dry | Falling (-4.5 hPa) |
| Tue 27 Oct | Heavy snow | 4° / 0° | 16 km/h, gusts 46 | 8 mm | Falling (-3.6 hPa) |
| Wed 28 Oct | Heavy snow | 1° / -6° | 5 km/h, gusts 25 | 11 mm | Rising (+2.8 hPa) |
| Thu 29 Oct | Slight snow showers | 1° / -7° | 2 km/h, gusts 10 | 1 mm | Rising (+5.9 hPa) |
| Fri 30 Oct | Partly cloudy | 2° / -6° | 5 km/h, gusts 11 | dry | Falling (-3.9 hPa) |
| Sat 31 Oct | Partly cloudy | 4° / -2° | 1 km/h, gusts 14 | dry | Steady |
Goat Mountain Lake, in brief
What fish are in Goat Mountain Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995). Species from the province's fish observation records.
How big is Goat Mountain Lake?
Goat Mountain Lake covers about 8.8 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.
Which management unit is Goat Mountain Lake in?
Goat Mountain Lake is in MU 8-23, in the Okanagan. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Goat Mountain Lake
- Nicklen Lake 4 km away
- Aberdeen Lake 6 km away
- Edwin Lakes 7 km away
- Specs Lakes 9 km away
- Haddo Lake 9 km away
All 212 lakes in the Okanagan, with today's conditions on each.