Mount Goode (Washington)

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Mount Goode
Elevation	9,220 ft (2,810 m)
Location	Washington, United States
Range	Cascade Range, North Cascades
Prominence	3,800 feet (1,158 m)
Coordinates	48°28′58″N, 120°54′39″W
Topo map	USGS Goode Mountain
First ascent	July 5, 1936 by Wolf Bauer, Philip Dickett, Joe Halwax, Jack Hossack, George MacGowan^[1]
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.^[2] 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.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Fred Beckey, Cascade Alpine Guide Volume 2 (Second Edition), The Mountaineers, 1996.
^ 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 The Northwest Peakbagger's Asylum and its Master List of Peaks in Washington.