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I'm inclined to agree with Legate's final conclusion. Fingolfin saw at the time that no matter what the Elves & allies did, final defeat was inevitable, so he set out to attempt the best he could. There are parallels with Finrod here (although Finrod's death did achieve something more), whereas in the case of Turgon, he decided to stay shut behind his hills.
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You're right. Who remembers Turgon anyway? Nothing and nobody. But everyone likes Fingolfin the brave strong leader of the Noldor. When we think of Gondolin we think Tuor, Idril and Earendil, and that guy that killed a Balrog, not Turgon.
And the line that says 'none could withstand him' probably means that he killed a few orcs on his way to Angband (I mean, you'd be trampling over them without meaning to by the end of the journey). You can't blame him for riding to greet Morgoth, he was fey and wild and to stay behind would only be a morale boost (which his deed achieved anyway). In the case of Feanor's death, it's a massive morale weakening, "Oh no the great fiery leader's gone, who's going to do the job now? Might as well send his first son to a negotiation which we know is tipped in their favour."
Fingolfin probably ticked off Morgoth a bit too.