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Goodale Mountain

Goodale Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Goodale Mountain rises to 3,901 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Striped Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Goodale Mountain is a 12,772-foot-elevation (3,893-meter) mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Inyo County of northern California. It is situated less than two miles southeast of Taboose Pass in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is also 16.5 miles (26.6 km) northwest of the community of Independence, and one mile northeast of Striped Mountain, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 7,200 feet (2,200 meters) above Owens Valley in 3.5 miles. It ranks as the 218th highest peak in California.

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Wikidata Q49032276, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3900.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97198, -118.38629

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 7.3 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 9.8 mi
  • Prospect: 11.1 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 11.9 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Arai Pond: 21.0 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Triple Falls: 9.4 mi
  • First Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Second Falls: 11.8 mi
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Rock Monster: 16.1 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Goodale Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeNW 320°4,343 m11.0 mi
Starlight PeakNW 320°4,323.7 m11.1 mi
Mount SillNW 323°4,316 m10.7 mi
Polemonium PeakNW 320°4,298.2 m10.9 mi
Middle PalisadeNW 326°4,278.2 m8.2 mi
Split MountainNNW 329°4,269 m3.9 mi
Thunderbolt PeakNW 320°4,268 m11.3 mi
Disappointment PeakNW 326°4,258.6 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3519:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797948

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