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Mount Abbot

Mount Abbot, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Abbot rises to 4,176 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Petit Griffon, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mount Abbot is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada, in the John Muir Wilderness. It is located between Mount Mills and Mount Dade along the Sierra Crest and straddles the border between Fresno and Inyo counties. The peak was named for Henry Larcom Abbot who, in 1855, was a member of the Williamson party of the Pacific Railroad Surveys in California and Oregon. He retired from the United States Army as a brigadier general in 1904.

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Wikidata Q6919218, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4176 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.38638, -118.78493

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
  • Buzztail Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Old Pedro: 13.4 mi
  • Reed Pools: 13.4 mi
  • Little Eden: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Log Cabin: 3.1 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 13.4 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 14.5 mi
  • Convict Lake: 14.9 mi
  • China Camp: 14.9 mi
Parks: 14
  • Crowley Park: 12.7 mi
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 14.1 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 18.9 mi
  • Bulpitt Park: 19.0 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Mount Abbot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSE 142°4,263 m10.1 mi
Bear Creek SpireSE 143°4,186 m1.6 mi
Mount MorganENE 65°4,186 m3.1 mi
Mount GabbSW 235°4,168 m1.2 mi
Mount TomESE 115°4,145 m7.8 mi
Mount DadeSE 136°4,143 m0.4 mi
Mount MillsNNW 332°4,102 m0.6 mi
Mount HilgardSW 232°4,060 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796578

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