Mount Goethe

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[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

• Goethe Glacier

References

1. "Mount Goethe, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
2. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club.
3. "Mount Goethe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
4. Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 311. ISBN 978-0898869712.
5. "California Thirteeners". Vulgarian Ramblers. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
6. 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

• "Mount Goethe". SummitPost.org.