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Four Gables

Four Gables, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3874 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.30563, -118.69463
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 17
Parks: 11
Historic sites: 9
  • 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
Waterfalls: 8
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSSE 154°4,263 m2.7 mi
Mount DarwinS 173°4,216 m9.6 mi
Bear Creek SpireNW 317°4,186 m5.9 mi
Mount MorganNNW 343°4,186 m7.2 mi
Mount MendelS 176°4,177 m9.1 mi
Mount AbbotNW 318°4,176 m7.5 mi
Mount GabbNW 310°4,168 m7.7 mi
Mount TomNE 42°4,145 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806454

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