Mount Goode (California)

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. 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.

Mount Goode
North aspect, from Long Lake
Highest point
Elevation13,085 ft (3,988 m)
Prominence845 ft (258 m)
Parent peakMount Gilbert
Isolation1.62 mi (2.61 km)
ListingSierra Peaks Section
Coordinates37°07′23″N 118°34′05″W
Naming
EtymologyRichard Urquhart Goode
Geography
Mount Goode
Mount Goode
LocationFresno/Inyo counties California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS North Palisade
Geology
Type of rockgranite
Climbing
First ascentJuly 16, 1939 by Chester Versteeg
Easiest routeclass 2
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