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Mount Gibson

Mount Gibson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Gibson rises to 2,547 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tiltill Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 10 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2547 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.99741, -119.70079

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 45
Springs: 23
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Tunnel Tree: 16.8 mi
  • Indian Arch: 17.2 mi
  • Merced Grove: 18.7 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 19.5 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Historic sites: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Benson Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Beach 2: 20.7 mi
  • Beach 1: 20.8 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 20.9 mi
Parks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Mount Gibson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakNE 39°3,581.8 m13.1 mi
Ehrnbeck PeakNE 46°3,428.1 m14.0 mi
Forsyth PeakNNE 30°3,408.3 m12.8 mi
Hawksbeak PeakNE 44°3,394 m15.0 mi
Wells PeakNE 47°3,389.4 m12.8 mi
Craig PeakNE 40°3,379 m11.9 mi
Doghead PeakENE 75°3,371 m15.2 mi
Acker PeakNE 53°3,355.6 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3719:4620:25
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:1216:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253475 — Mount Gibson, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795508

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