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Mount Goode

Mount Goode, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Goode rises to 3,981 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Johnson, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

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 the 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.

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Wikidata Q49052848, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3981 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.12307, -118.56796

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Waterfalls: 12
  • Second Falls: 6.2 mi
  • First Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Triple Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 14.1 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 15.8 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 16.2 mi
  • Zurich: 17.4 mi
  • Monola: 17.9 mi
Parks: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 23.0 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Mount Goode. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeSE 124°4,343 m3.6 mi
Starlight PeakESE 124°4,323.7 m3.5 mi
Mount SillESE 118°4,316 m4.0 mi
Polemonium PeakSE 124°4,298.2 m3.7 mi
Middle PalisadeESE 124°4,278.2 m6.5 mi
Thunderbolt PeakESE 122°4,268 m3.3 mi
Disappointment PeakSE 124°4,258.6 m6.7 mi
Barrett PeakSE 124°4,258 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:4020:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:41

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, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797950

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