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Mount Gabb

Mount Gabb, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Gabb rises to 4,168 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Abbot, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mount Gabb (13,747 feet (4,190 m)) is in the central Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. Mount Gabb is in the John Muir Wilderness of Sierra National Forest and is named after William More Gabb, a paleontologist and member of the Whitney Survey. The ascent up the south face is a class 2-3 climb from Lake Italy. Alternatively, the peak can be accessed from Upper Mills Creek Lake, and is a class 2 climb.

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Wikidata Q23950187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4168 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.37660, -118.80262

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
  • Buzztail Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Old Pedro: 12.3 mi
  • Reed Pools: 12.3 mi
  • Little Eden: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Log Cabin: 4.1 mi
  • China Camp: 13.9 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 14.4 mi
  • Convict Lake: 15.3 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 15.7 mi
Parks: 13
  • Crowley Park: 13.6 mi
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 14.8 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 19.8 mi
  • Trails End Park: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Twin Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Twin Falls: 19.8 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 10.7 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 22.1 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSE 136°4,263 m10.2 mi
Bear Creek SpireESE 107°4,186 m2.0 mi
Mount MorganENE 63°4,186 m4.3 mi
Mount AbbotNE 55°4,176 m1.2 mi
Mount TomESE 108°4,145 m8.4 mi
Mount DadeENE 74°4,143 m1.3 mi
Mount MillsNNE 30°4,102 m1.4 mi
Mount HilgardSW 230°4,060 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0116:42

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/358797882

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