Mount Goode, pronounced like "good", is a prominent glaciated mountain summit located in the
Chugach Mountains
The Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska are the northernmost of the several mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Coast Ranges of the western edge of North America. The range is about long and wide, and extends from the Knik and Turnag ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
. The peak is situated east of
Anchorage
Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolita ...
, northwest of
College Fjord
College Fjord is a fjord located in the northern sector of Prince William Sound in the U.S. state of Alaska. The fjord contains five tidewater glaciers (glaciers that terminate in water), five large valley glaciers, and dozens of smaller glacier ...
, west of
Mount Grace
Mount Grace, , is a prominent monadnock located in north central Massachusetts in the town of Warwick, approximately two miles south of the New Hampshire border. The mountain is rugged and largely wooded, but a firetower on the summit provides ...
, and southwest of
Mount Marcus Baker
Mount Marcus Baker (Ahtna: ''Ts'itonhna Dghilaaye’''; Dena'ina: ''Ch'atanhtnu Dghelaya'') is the highest peak of the Chugach Mountains of Alaska.
It is located approximately east of Anchorage. This peak is very prominent because of its proxi ...
, on land managed by
Chugach National Forest
The Chugach National Forest is a United States National Forest in south central Alaska. Covering portions of Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula and the Copper River (Alaska), Copper River Delta, it was formed in 1907 from part of a larger ...
.
History
This mountain is called ''Skitnu Dghelaya'', meaning Brush River Mountain, in the
Denaʼina language
Denaʼina , also Tanaina, is the Athabaskan language of the region surrounding Cook Inlet. It is geographically unique in Alaska as the only Alaska Athabaskan language to include territory which borders salt water. Four dialects are usually ...
. The Mount Goode name was officially adopted March 5, 1924, by the
U.S. Board on Geographic Names to commemorate
Richard Urquhart Goode
Richard Urquhart Goode (December 8, 1858 – June 9, 1903) was an American geographer and Topography, topographer with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Northern Transcontinental Railroad Survey, and the Panama Canal Company. Goode wa ...
(1858-1903), geographer for the
United States Geological Survey
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, in charge of the Pacific Division, Topographic Branch, at the time when work in the Alaska area was first conducted.
The
first ascent
In mountaineering and climbing, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in climbing guidebook, guide books), is the first successful documented climb to the top of a mountain or the top of a particular climbing route. Early 20th-century mountaineers a ...
of the peak was made in April 1966 by John Vincent Hoeman and Helmut Tschaffert.
[Michael Wood and Colby Holmes, ''Alaska: A Climbing Guide'', The Mountaineers Books, 2001, page 132.]
Climate
Based on the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
, Mount Goode is located in a
subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...
zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.
Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the
Knik Glacier which surrounds the mountain. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for climbing.
Gallery
File:Knik Glacier. Mount Goode, Alaska.jpg, Mount Goode centered beyond Knik Glacier
File:Goode2.jpg, Mount Goode and Knik Glacier
File:Richard Urquhart Goode.jpg, Richard U. Goode
See also
*
List of mountain peaks of Alaska
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Alaska.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
#The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summi ...
*
Geography of Alaska
Alaska occupies the northwestern portion of the North American continent and is bordered only by Canada on the east. It is one of two U.S. states not bordered by another state; Hawaii is the other. Alaska has more ocean coastline than all of the ...
References
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External links
* Weather forecast
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