Mount Gibson
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
- 2,547 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 17 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 17 mi
- Lembert Dome · 21 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tiltill Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Andrews Peak: 3.1 mi
- LeConte Point: 3.5 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Dome: 3.6 mi
- Mahan Peak: 3.9 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 3.0 mi
- Wapama Falls: 4.1 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Sachse Spring: 9.7 mi
- Shingle Spring: 10.0 mi
- Box Spring: 14.4 mi
- Rackerby Jack Spring: 18.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 19.3 mi
- East Flange Rock: 17.4 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 18.5 mi
- Rockslides: 19.0 mi
- Diving Board: 19.7 mi
- Nature Museum: 11.5 mi
- Interpretive Center: 11.5 mi
- Indian Village: 18.2 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 18.3 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 18.3 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Summit Meadow: 22.5 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 16.8 mi
- Indian Arch: 17.2 mi
- Merced Grove: 18.7 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 19.6 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 22.8 mi
- World Heritage Site: 18.3 mi
- Women's Club Building: 19.4 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 19.4 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 20.0 mi
- Strawberry: 21.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
- Beach 2: 20.7 mi
- Beach 1: 20.8 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 20.9 mi
- El Portal Park: 22.7 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 23.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 13.9 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 21.6 mi
- Bennettville: 24.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Peak | NE 39° | 3,582 m | 13.1 mi |
| Ehrnbeck Peak | NE 46° | 3,428 m | 14.0 mi |
| Forsyth Peak | NNE 30° | 3,408 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hawksbeak Peak | NE 44° | 3,394 m | 15.0 mi |
| Wells Peak | NE 47° | 3,389 m | 12.8 mi |
| Craig Peak | NE 40° | 3,379 m | 11.9 mi |
| Doghead Peak | ENE 75° | 3,371 m | 15.2 mi |
| Acker Peak | NE 53° | 3,356 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
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
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 20 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 20 mi
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