"Named about 1888 for Benjamin R. Woodworth, a resident of Fresno, who was with a camping party in Simpson Meadow at the time." (Farquhar: L. A. Winchell.) - Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada

"Benjamin R. Woodworth, who lived for a time in Fresno; son of Commander Selim Woodworth, U.S.N., who came to California from Oregon in 1850. Named about 1888 when Woodworth was with a camping party in Simpson Meadow."   (L. A. Winchell.)  

Benjamin Russell Woodworth, who named the mountain, was the grandson of the famous poet Samuel Woodworth, author of the "Old Oaken Bucket".

It is impossible to see Mount Woodworth except by plane or hiking deep into wilderness area.   While one can view down the canyon in the direction of Mount Woodworth, the nearby  peak to the west in front of it blocks its view.   Specifically, the low angle of viewing from Forest Road 180 drops the viewer down to a point that the view is blocked by the nearer, shorter Tunemah Peak.   From the roads east of the range, many peaks block the view.  

Reaching Mt. Woodworth is a rough trek of days through wilderness area.  The best place to view the general direction of Mt. Woodworth (without actually seeing it)  is looking northeast from Forest Road 180 down the valley of "Middle Fork Kings River".   This point on the road would be near where the words "SUMMER ONLY" appears on the map at the bottom.