A mountain goat atop the Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa–Whitman NF, Oregon, USA

A mountain goat atop the Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa–Whitman NF, Oregon, USA. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus, or Rocky Mountain Goat) is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. It is an even-toed ungulate in the family Bovidae, in subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes), in the Oreamnos genus, but is NOT a true "goat." Mountain goats are more closely related to chamois, antelopes, gazelles and cattle. From Wallowa Lake Trailhead, I hiked 7.7 miles one way with 3200 feet gain to Ice Lake plus 3.7 miles round trip with 2000 feet ascent and descent to Matterhorn Peak in the Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, in the Columbia Plateau of northeastern Oregon, USA. I tented overnight at Ice Lake before returning 7.7 miles to the trailhead.

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Contained in galleries: 2023 Sep: hike Oregon's Wallowas; Idaho's Sawtooths, Oregon: East: Wallowa: Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon animals, sea life

A mountain goat atop the Matterhorn, Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa–Whitman NF, Oregon, USA. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus, or Rocky Mountain Goat) is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. It is an even-toed ungulate in the family Bovidae, in subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes), in the Oreamnos genus, but is NOT a true "goat." Mountain goats are more closely related to chamois, antelopes, gazelles and cattle. From Wallowa Lake Trailhead, I hiked 7.7 miles one way with 3200 feet gain to Ice Lake plus 3.7 miles round trip with 2000 feet ascent and descent to Matterhorn Peak in the Wallowa Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, in the Columbia Plateau of northeastern Oregon, USA. I tented overnight at Ice Lake before returning 7.7 miles to the trailhead.