Mount Goethe
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Muriel Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Lamarck: 1.9 mi
- Wahoo Peak: 1.9 mi
- Mount Stephen Jay Gould: 2.0 mi
- Mount Mendel: 2.4 mi
- 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
- Cold Springs: 9.5 mi
- Grouse Spring: 14.6 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 18.5 mi
- Iodone Springs: 19.1 mi
- Reed Pools: 19.1 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 12.1 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 17.1 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 17.9 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 18.0 mi
- 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
- Great Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Windy Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 18.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- 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
- John Muir Rock: 6.8 mi
- Rock Monster: 7.9 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 19.2 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 19.1 mi
- American Mule Museum: 20.2 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 23.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | NNE 20° | 4,263 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Darwin | SSE 149° | 4,216 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Mendel | SSE 153° | 4,177 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Goddard | S 188° | 4,126 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Fiske | SSE 159° | 4,116 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Thompson | SE 132° | 4,115 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Lamarck | ESE 114° | 4,088 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Haeckel | SSE 149° | 4,087 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358806483
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