Mount Goode (California)

Mount Goode
Mount Goode
	North aspect, from Long Lake
Highest point
Elevation	13,085 ft (3,988 m)
Prominence	845 ft (258 m)
Parent peak	Mount Gilbert
Isolation	1.62 mi (2.61 km)
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	37°07′23″N118°34′05″W / 37.1230273°N 118.5681061°W
Naming
Etymology	Richard Urquhart Goode
Geography
	Mount Goode Mount Goode
Location	Fresno / Inyo counties California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS North Palisade
Geology
Rock type	granite
Climbing
First ascent	July 16, 1939 by Chester Versteeg
Easiest route	class 2

Last updated December 08, 2024

Mount Goode is a 13,085-foot-elevation (3,988 meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, United States.^[2] It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is also approximately one mile west-northwest of Bishop Pass, one mile east-southeast of Mount Johnson, 1.23 miles (1.98 km) south of Hurd Peak, and 16 miles (26 km) west of the community of Big Pine.

History

This mountain's name and location were officially adopted in 1926 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names based on a recommendation by the Sierra Club.^[2] Prior to 1926, the USGS placed Mount Goode at the location of Black Giant. The name commemorates Richard Urquhart Goode (1858–1903), geographer for the United States Geological Survey, in charge of the Pacific Division, Topographic Branch.^[4] The first ascent of the peak was made July 16, 1939, by Chester Versteeg, a prominent Sierra Club member.

Climbing

Established rock climbing routes on Mount Goode:^[5]

Route	Class	Pitches	First Ascent
Southeast Slope	2		1939
West Ridge	5.4
No Goode	5.4	3
North Buttress	5.9	9	1974
Goode Earth	5.10	6
Sky Pilot	5.11	6	2014

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Goode is located in an alpine climate zone.^[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains west into the Kings River, and east to Owens River via Bishop Creek.

Gallery

North Face of Goode
Mt. Goode from the end of Long Lake
Goode's non-technical southeast slope (left) seen from Bishop Pass.
(Bishop Lake centered and Saddlerock Lake to right)
Goode's southeast slope seen from Bishop Pass
North aspect

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Goode, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
1 2 3 "Mount Goode". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-04-06.
1 2 Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 223. ISBN 978-0898869712.
↑ Moynier, John; Fiddler, Claude (1993). Sierra Classics 100 Best Climbs in the High Sierra. Chockstone Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0934641609.
↑ "Mt. Goode Rock Climbing". Mountain Project. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 1. ISSN 1027-5606.

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[pb-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Goode, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.

[gnis-2] 1 2 3 "Mount Goode". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2021-04-06.

[secor-3] 1 2 Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 223. ISBN 978-0898869712.

[4] Moynier, John; Fiddler, Claude (1993). Sierra Classics 100 Best Climbs in the High Sierra. Chockstone Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0934641609.

[5] "Mt. Goode Rock Climbing". Mountain Project. Retrieved 2021-11-21.

[Peel-6] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 1. ISSN 1027-5606.

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