[4] The Mount Goode name was officially adopted March 5, 1924, by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to commemorate Richard Urquhart Goode (1858-1903), geographer for the United States Geological Survey, in charge of the Pacific Division, Topographic Branch, at the time when work in the Alaska area was first conducted.

[5] The first ascent of the peak was made in April 1966 by John Vincent Hoeman and Helmut Tschaffert.

[6][7] Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Goode is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.

[8] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

This climate supports the Knik Glacier which surrounds the mountain.