Mountain goats animals are not true goats but close relatives. They are properly know as goat-antelopes. Rocky mountain goats typically weight between 100 and 300 pounds and have long black horns.
They are amazingly surefooted on rocky slopes. Mountain goats have cloven hooves with two toes that spread wide to improve balance.
Mountain goats are our favorite in Glacier National Park. Each year when the Going to the Sun Road opens we love spotting the goats and in early summer their beautiful white coats still have some shedding to do. They are a favorite to photograph as they almost seem to pose sometimes. We always find them up at Logan Pass, on the Highline Trail, Hidden Lake Trailhead, Goat Lick and many other areas.
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