Goodale Mountain
Goodale Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,736+ ft (3882+ m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 624 ft (190 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Striped Mountain[2] |
Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
Coordinates | 36°58′20″N 118°23′08″W / 36.9721692°N 118.3854380°W[3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Thomas J. Goodale |
Geography | |
Location | class 3[4] |
Goodale Mountain is a 12,772-foot-elevation (3,893-meter) mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the
History
The mountain's name was officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names to commemorate Thomas Jackson Goodale (1830–1894), an Owens Valley pioneer who had an adobe house at nearby Fish Springs.[5][6] The first ascent of the summit was made July 23, 1939, by Allan A. MacRae, Albion J. Whitney, and Norman Clyde who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada.[7][8]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Goodale Mountain has an alpine climate.[9] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into Goodale and Taboose Creeks, thence Owens Valley.
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Southeast aspect, centered
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Goodale Mountain (left), Taboose Pass, Cardinal Mountain (right)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Goodale Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ a b "Goodale Mountain". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ a b "Goodale Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ ISBN 978-0898863130.
- ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
- ISBN 9780899970479, page 83.
- ^ Norman Clyde - Mountaineer, Owensvalleyhistory.com
- ISBN 9781594857386.
- ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Weather forecast: Goodale Mountain