Mount Goethe is a summit in Fresno County, California, in the United States.[3] With an elevation of 13,270 feet (4,045 m), Mount Goethe is the 96th highest summit in the state of California.[5]
| Mount Goethe | |
|---|---|
 North aspect of Mount Goethe (right) (Muriel Peak to left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,270 ft (4,045 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 904 ft (276 m)[1] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°12′22″N 118°42′08″W / 37.2061483°N 118.7022982°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Goethe | |
| Location | Fresno County, California, USA |
| Parent range | Glacier Divide, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Darwin |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 6, 1933, by David Brower and George Rockwood[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike, class 1[2] |
It was named after the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the author of Faust.[6]
Mount Goethe was first climbed in 1933 by David Brower and George Rockwood.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mount Goethe, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
- ^ a b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club.
- ^ a b "Mount Goethe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 311. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ "California Thirteeners". Vulgarian Ramblers. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. University of California Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8.
External links
edit- "Mount Goethe". SummitPost.org.
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