Mount Gabb
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Abbot: 1.2 mi
- Petit Griffon: 1.3 mi
- Mount Dade: 1.3 mi
- Mount Mills: 1.4 mi
- Mount Hilgard: 1.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Vermilion Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Upper Gorge: 16.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 20.3 mi
- 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
- John Muir Rock: 11.1 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 12.2 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 16.7 mi
- Rock Monster: 20.9 mi
- Devils Postpile: 23.1 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 19.9 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 21.3 mi
- American Mule Museum: 22.4 mi
- Casa Diablo: 19.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | SE 136° | 4,263 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bear Creek Spire | ESE 107° | 4,186 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Morgan | ENE 63° | 4,186 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Abbot | NE 55° | 4,176 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | ESE 108° | 4,145 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Dade | ENE 74° | 4,143 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Mills | NNE 30° | 4,102 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | SW 230° | 4,060 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797882
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