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Mountain Goat Background Information
Bob & Nancy Ulrich's
Outdoor Adventures Online Newsletter Number
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Mountain
Goat (Oreamnos Americanus)
The Mountain Goat is white with black horns, and weighs from 150 pounds to as large as 300 pounds. That is smaller than a pony, but larger than even a
Saint Bernard dog. They are 3 to 4 feet tall and have special hooves and a
slender body to help them get around on mountain tops and cliffs ledges. The male and
female look alike, as both have horns. The males is bigger and his horn is slightly
thicker. It is hard to tell them apart, unless a baby goat is near by the momma.
They are not actually a goat at all, but a member of the antelope family.
Although they live at different elevations, they are found in locations near cliffs and
rugged mountain tops. This is one reason people usually don't see them. As you would guess
from their scientific name, Oreamnos Americanus, they are native to North American. This
is why part of their name is Americanus. Mountain Goats are found in a number from Alaska to the Rocky
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Photos by Bob Ulrich
Copyright 1998 Robert M. Ulrich
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Suggested Reading
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Hiking
Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks
This guide has good trail descriptions. I recommend
it.
We used it to plan our hikes and trip to Glacier National Park
when we photographed the mountain goats.
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