Mount Gibbs
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Mount Gibbs rises to 3,893 m in California. Mount Lyell stands 3,993 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost Cabin, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mount Gibbs is located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, 2.6 miles (4 km) south of Mount Dana. The mountain was named in honor of Oliver Gibbs, a professor at Harvard University and friend of Josiah Whitney. The summit marks the boundary between Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Wilderness, and Mount Gibbs is the sixth-highest mountain, of Yosemite. The peak is accessible either from the west, starting at Tioga Pass Road, or from the east, via Bloody Canyon from the trailhead at Walker Lake. Overnight camping is not permitted on the western side of the mountain, which is part of the protected watershed of Dana Meadows and Tioga Pass. In the summer the mountain has only patchy snow, on the northern slope. The easiest ascent is via the ridge extending west from the peak; there is a steep section of loose, unstable rock, leading to the gentle ridge that forms the top of the mountain. Although the top is above the tree line, there is some sparse plant life, including wildflowers. The view of Mono Lake from the summit is partially obstructed by an outcropping to the northeast.
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Wikidata Q6920894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3893 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 4 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 4 mi
- Lembert Dome · 7 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Dana: 1.6 mi
- Mount Lewis: 2.7 mi
- Mammoth Peak: 3.2 mi
- Gaylor Peak: 4.1 mi
- Koip Peak: 4.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 8.4 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 10.6 mi
- Hartley Springs: 12.0 mi
- Jordan Spring: 12.4 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 16.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.2 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 11.4 mi
- Florence Falls: 11.5 mi
- White Cascade: 11.5 mi
- California Falls: 12.8 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 1.5 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 4.6 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 6.7 mi
- Lee Vining: 7.4 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 8.4 mi
- Dore Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 17.1 mi
- The Alcove: 17.4 mi
- The Wave: 17.4 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 7.6 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 9.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 9.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 10.3 mi
- Clark Canyon: 17.4 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 21.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 21.5 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 22.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 22.3 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 17.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Upside-Down House: 7.6 mi
- Perched Boulder: 10.0 mi
- South Tufa Area: 11.0 mi
- Navy Beach: 11.3 mi
- Devils Postpile: 18.7 mi
- Bennettville: 4.9 mi
- Mono Mills: 13.8 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 15.8 mi
- Dog Town: 20.3 mi
- June Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
- Danburg Beach: 10.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 11.3 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 19.4 mi
- Warm Springs: 19.7 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
- Hot Spring: 24.2 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Mount Gibbs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lyell | SSW 199° | 3,993 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Dana | NNW 342° | 3,976 m | 1.6 mi |
| Kuna Peak | S 177° | 3,958 m | 4.4 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | SSW 193° | 3,956 m | 10.8 mi |
| Koip Peak | S 173° | 3,954 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Maclure | SSW 202° | 3,933 m | 9.9 mi |
| Parker Peak | SSE 161° | 3,919 m | 4.6 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | S 171° | 3,881 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797914
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 15 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 21 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 22 mi
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