Mount Goode (California)
{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of Colorado}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Goode
| other_name =
| photo = Mount Goode from Long Lake.jpg
| photo_caption = North aspect, from Long Lake
| elevation_ft = 13085
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=2701|name=Mount Goode, California|accessdate=2021-04-06}}
| prominence_ft = 845
| isolation_mi = 1.62
| parent_peak = Mount Gilbert
| etymology = Richard Urquhart Goode
| listing = Sierra Peaks Section
| map = California#USA
| map_caption = none
| map_size = 200
| label_position = left
| location = Fresno / Inyo counties California, U.S.
| range = Sierra Nevada
| coordinates = {{coord|37.1230273|N|118.5681061|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=260697|name=Mount Goode|accessdate=2021-04-06}}
| topo = USGS North Palisade
| rock = granite
| age =
| first_ascent = July 16, 1939 by Chester Versteeg{{cite Secor |age=284 |page=223 |edition=3}}
}}
Mount Goode is a {{convert|13,085|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, United States. 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, {{convert|1.23|mi}} south of Hurd Peak, and {{convert|16|mi}} 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. 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.{{cite book |first1=John |last1=Moynier |first2=Claude |last2=Fiddler |title=Sierra Classics 100 Best Climbs in the High Sierra |year=1993 |publisher=Chockstone Press |isbn=978-0934641609 |page=150}} 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:{{cite web |url=https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105805911/mt-goode |title=Mt. Goode Rock Climbing |publisher=Mountain Project |access-date=2021-11-21}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! 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.{{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=1 |issn=1027-5606}} 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
File:Mount Goode north face detail.jpg|North Face of Goode
File:Mount Goode, Bishop Pass Trail.jpg
File:Mt. Goode from the end of Long Lake.jpg|Mt. Goode from the end of Long Lake
File:Mount Goode from Bishop Pass.jpg|Goode's non-technical southeast slope (left) seen from Bishop Pass.
(Bishop Lake centered and Saddlerock Lake to right)
File:Mount Goode and Bishop Lake.jpg|Goode's southeast slope seen from Bishop Pass
File:Mount Goode of California.jpg|North aspect
File:Mt. Goode CA.jpg
File:Westerly View, S Side of Chocolate Peak - panoramio.jpg
See also
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5353065/United%20States/California/Inyo%20County/Mount%20Goode Mount Goode]
- Mt. Goode photo: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindhardt_photography/7515412444/in/album-72157629007641693/ Flickr]
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Category:Mountains of Inyo County, California
Category:Mountains of Fresno County, California
Category:Mountains of Kings Canyon National Park
Category:Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness
Category:Three-thousanders of the United States