Wildlife

Mountain Goats, the climbing experts of the Wasatch

Kevin Cody
Mar 30, 2023

A female mountain goat and two kids. Photo: TownLift // Kevin Cody

UTAH — Among the many big game animals, one of the harder to find is the mountain goat.

While places such as Mount Timpanogos or the Cottonwoods are said to be good places to find mountain goats, there is still a degree of luck that factors in to actually finding one, and even more so when trying to get within a reasonable distance.

The skill that mountain goats have to make a near-vertical mountainside look like flat ground is truly a sight to see.

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By: Kevin Cody

Contact: kevin@townlift.com

Like many transplants to Utah, Kevin started his journey to Park City as a ski instructor in 2014 and fell in love with the mountains enough to stay. A skier since the age of 2 and a half, he still gets excited about carving turns down the slopes and hopping into the powder on snow days. Kevin's passion for storytelling and photography led him to a second bachelor's degree focused on communications and fine art photography from the University of Utah. Paired with his first undergrad in ecology from Oklahoma State University, Kevin particularly enjoys writing environmental and nature stories. In his spare time, you can usually find him in his jeep looking for wildlife and landscapes to photograph.

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