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Mount Goethe

Mount Goethe, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Goethe rises to 4,036 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the north-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Muriel Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

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. 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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Wikidata Q20714878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4036 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.20612, -118.70211

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 11
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Second Falls: 14.5 mi
  • First Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 16.6 mi
Springs: 11
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Log Cabin: 12.4 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 15.3 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 15.9 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 18.8 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 3
  • John Muir Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Rock Monster: 7.9 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 19.2 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Mount Goethe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysNNE 20°4,263 m4.7 mi
Mount DarwinSSE 149°4,216 m3.1 mi
Mount MendelSSE 153°4,177 m2.4 mi
Mount GoddardS 188°4,126 m7.2 mi
Mount FiskeSSE 159°4,116 m5.2 mi
Mount ThompsonSE 132°4,115 m6.5 mi
Mount LamarckESE 114°4,088 m1.9 mi
Mount HaeckelSSE 149°4,087 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 22 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806483

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