Mount Goode (California)
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| Mount Goode | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, from Long Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,085 ft (3,988 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 845 ft (258 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Gilbert[1] |
| Isolation | 1.62 mi (2.61 km)[1] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 37°07′23″N 118°34′05″W / 37.1230273°N 118.5681061°W[2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Richard Urquhart Goode |
| Geography | |
  Mount Goode  Mount Goode | |
| Location | Fresno and Inyo counties California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada[1] |
| Topo map | USGS North Palisade |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 16, 1939 by Chester Versteeg[3] |
| Easiest route | class 2[3] |
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 the 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.
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
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
