Four Gables
Four Gables rises to 3,874 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the south-southeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Basin Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away.
The story
Four Gables, elevation 12,776 feet (3,894 m), is a mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on the common boundary shared by Sierra National Forest with Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,800 feet (850 meters) above Horton Lake in approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km). Neighbors include Basin Mountain, two miles to the east-southeast, Mount Tom, three miles to the northeast, and Merriam Peak, four miles to the west. The nearest community is Bishop, California, 17 miles to the east.
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Wikidata Q49030205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,874 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Basin Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Humphreys: 2.7 mi
- Mount Tom: 3.1 mi
- Treasure Benchmark: 3.8 mi
- Merriam Peak: 3.9 mi
- Cold Springs: 15.0 mi
- Grouse Spring: 17.6 mi
- Iodone Springs: 17.7 mi
- Reed Pools: 17.8 mi
- Old Pedro: 17.8 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 8.6 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 12.2 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 14.4 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 14.5 mi
- Tri County Fairgrounds: 16.9 mi
- Log Cabin: 5.8 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 12.0 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 15.6 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 17.7 mi
- China Camp: 20.4 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 13.6 mi
- Second Falls: 17.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 17.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Upper Gorge: 16.6 mi
- Great Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 21.5 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 17.0 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 21.8 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- John Muir Rock: 9.4 mi
- Rock Monster: 14.0 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 17.8 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 21.0 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 15.8 mi
- American Mule Museum: 17.0 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 20.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Casa Diablo: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Four Gables. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | SSE 154° | 4,263 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Darwin | S 173° | 4,216 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bear Creek Spire | NW 317° | 4,186 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Morgan | NNW 343° | 4,186 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Mendel | S 176° | 4,177 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Abbot | NW 318° | 4,176 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Gabb | NW 310° | 4,168 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | NE 42° | 4,145 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358806454
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