Mount Goode (Washington)

Infobox Mountain
Name = Mount Goode
Elevation = 9,220 ft (2,810 m)
Location = Washington, United States
Range = Cascade Range, North Cascades
Coordinates = coord|48|28|58|N|120|54|39|W|type:mountain_region:US
Topographic
USGS Goode Mountain
Prominence = 3,800 feet (1,158 m)
First ascent = July 5, 1936 by Wolf Bauer, Philip Dickett, Joe Halwax, Jack Hossack, George MacGowanFred Beckey, "Cascade Alpine Guide Volume 2" (Second Edition), The Mountaineers, 1996.]
Easiest route=Southwest Couloir/Southeast Ridge: exposed scramble (class 4)

Mount Goode, or Goode Mountain, is one of the major peaks of the North Cascades in the US state of Washington. It is located in North Cascades National Park, between the Skagit River and Lake Chelan. It is the fourth highest non-volcanic peak in Washington, and the twelfth highest summit overall.This ranking uses a strict 400 foot topographic prominence cutoff to identify separate summits, which includes summits such as Liberty Cap and Sherman Peak. If one uses a more stringent 1000 foot prominence cutoff, eliminating such minor summits, then Mount Goode is ranked eighth in the state. See [http://howbert.netherweb.com/mountains/ The Northwest Peakbagger's Asylum] and its Master List of Peaks in Washington.] Mount Goode is a massive mountain, rising over 6,000 feet (1,830 m) from its footings; on the northeast side it accomplishes this rise in only 1.6 horizontal miles (2.6 km). However, due to its isolated location in the rugged North Cascades, it is not visible from any major road.

Mount Goode was first climbed in 1936 via the Southwest Couloir/Southeast Ridge Route, which is still the least technical route. More popular now is the Northeast Buttress, pioneered by famed climber Fred Beckey and Tom Stewart on August 6, 1966. It involves some snow, possible ice, and rock climbing up to class 5.5.

Routes

*1936 Southwest Couloir/Southeast Ridge
*1966 Northeast Buttress IV 5.5 (Fred Beckey and Tom Stewart.
*2007 Megalodon Ridge IV+ 5.10 FA Blake Herrington and Sol Wertkin, September 6, 2007 [cite web | last = Herrington
first = Blacke | authorlink = | coauthors =
title = MASSIVE RIDGE CLIMBED IN NORTH CASCADES | work = Alpinist
publisher = Alpinist Magazine | date = September 22, 2007
url = http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web07f/newswire-goode-megalodon-ridge
format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-08-17 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151448/goode-mountain.html Goode Mountain on Summitpost]