Mount Goode
{{Short description|Mountain located in the Chugach, Alaska}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Goode
| photo = Goode Knik.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Goode, west aspect
| elevation_ft = 10610
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=446|name=Mount Goode, Alaska|accessdate=2020-02-29}}
| prominence_ft = 2160
| isolation_mi = 7.57
| isolation_ref = [https://listsofjohn.com/peak/33101 Goode, Mount AK listsofjohn.com]
| range = Chugach Mountains
| parent_peak = Mount Marcus Baker
| listing =
| location = Chugach National Forest
Valdez-Cordova Borough
Alaska, United States
| map = USA Alaska
| map_caption = Location in Alaska
| label_position = left
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Goode
| coordinates = {{coord|61|19|35|N|147|59|09|W|type:mountain_region:US-AK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = USGS Anchorage B-3
| type =
| first_ascent = 1966
| easiest_route = East Ridge (Alaska Grade 1)Michael Wood and Colby Holmes, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers Books, 2001, page 131.
}}
Mount Goode, pronounced like "good", is a prominent {{convert|10610|ft|m|0|adj=on}} glaciated mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated {{convert|60|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} east of Anchorage, {{convert|10|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of College Fjord, {{convert|3.35|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} west of Mount Grace, and {{convert|10.9|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} southwest of Mount Marcus Baker, on land managed by Chugach National Forest.
History
This mountain is called Skitnu Dghelaya, meaning Brush River Mountain, in the Denaʼina language.James Kari and James A. Fall, Shem Pete's Alaska, 2nd Ed. 2003, page 319. The Mount Goode name was officially adopted March 5, 1924, by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to commemorate Richard Urquhart Goode (1858-1903), geographer for the United States Geological Survey, in charge of the Pacific Division, Topographic Branch, at the time when work in the Alaska area was first conducted.{{cite gnis|id=1402769|name=Mount Goode|accessdate=2020-02-29}} The first ascent of the peak was made in April 1966 by John Vincent Hoeman and Helmut Tschaffert.{{Cite web|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196734500/North-America-United-States-Alaska-Mount-Marcus-Baker-Second-Ascent-and-Mount-Goode-First-Ascent-Chugach-Range|title=AAC Publications - North America, United States, Alaska, Mount Marcus Baker, Second Ascent, and Mount Goode, First Ascent, Chugach Range}}Michael Wood and Colby Holmes, Alaska: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers Books, 2001, page 132.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Goode is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 |page=1633 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606|doi-access=free }} Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Knik Glacier which surrounds the mountain. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing.
Gallery
File:Knik Glacier. Mount Goode, Alaska.jpg|Mount Goode centered beyond Knik Glacier
File:Goode2.jpg|Mount Goode and Knik Glacier
File:Richard Urquhart Goode.jpg|Richard U. Goode
See also
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References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5863087/United%20States/Alaska/Valdez-Cordova/Mount%20Goode Mount Goode]
- [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Goode/forecasts/3234 Mountain Forecast]