Mount Goethe

Mount Goethe is a summit in Fresno County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of 13,270 feet (4,045 m), Mount Goethe is the 96th highest summit in the state of California.

Mount Goethe
North aspect of Mount Goethe (right)
(Muriel Peak to left)
Highest point
Elevation13,270 ft (4,045 m) NAVD 88
Prominence904 ft (276 m)
ListingSierra Peaks Section
Coordinates37°12′22″N 118°42′08″W
Geography
Mount Goethe
LocationFresno County, California, USA
Parent rangeGlacier Divide, Sierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Darwin
Climbing
First ascentJuly 6, 1933, by David Brower and George Rockwood
Easiest routeHike, class 1

It was named after the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the author of Faust.

Mount Goethe was first climbed in 1933 by David Brower and George Rockwood.

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