Richard Urquhart Goode

Richard Urquhart Goode (1858 - June 9, 1903) was an American geographer. He was born in Bedford, Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia before joining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1878. In 1879, he became a topographer with the newly created U.S. Geological Survey where he worked until his death.

From 1882-1884, Goode was attached to the Northern Transcontinental Railroad Survey as an engineer and topographer. In 1889, he was appointed a geographer with the Survey and was placed in charge of surveys of the Pacific Coast States - California, Oregon, and Washington.

Good was a member of the Washington Academy of Sciences and during 1901-1903, he was the chairman of the Committee on Technical Meetings at the National Geographic Society.

Honors

 * Goode Mountain, the highest peak in North Cascades National Park and Chelan County, Washington is named after Mr. Goode

Publications

 * "The geography and geology of Alaska : a summary of existing knowledge" with Alfred Hulse Brooks and Cleveland Abbe. US Geological Survey Professional Paper No. 45, 1906.
 * The Idaho-Montana Boundary Line National Geographic Magazine. January, 1900, Vol. 11, No. 1. pages 23–28.
 * Results of primary triangulation and primary traverse, fiscal year 1901-2 US Geological Survey Bulletin No. 201, 1902
 * Results of spirit-leveling, fiscal year 1900-1901 US Geological Survey Bulletin No. 185, 1901
 * Survey of the boundary line between Idaho and Montana, from the international boundary to the crest of the Bitterroot Mountains US Geological Survey Bulletin No. 170, 1900
 * Magnetic declination (1899)
 * West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey: Reports (1899)