Mount Gilbert
Mount Gilbert rises to 3,990 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the east-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Johnson, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mount Gilbert is a 13,106-foot (3,995 m) mountain located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada range in California, United States. It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park and John Muir Wilderness, and along the common border of Fresno County and Inyo County. It is 18 miles (29 km) west of the community of Big Pine, 0.8 mile (1.3 km) northwest of Mount Johnson, and one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Mount Thompson, which is its nearest higher neighbor. Mount Gilbert ranks as the 127th-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises 3,900 feet (1,189 m) above LeConte Canyon in less than two miles, and the northern aspect rises 3,340 feet above South Lake in 2.5 miles.
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Wikidata Q49052814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3990 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Johnson: 0.9 mi
- Mount Thompson: 0.9 mi
- Point Powell: 1.5 mi
- Hurd Peak: 1.8 mi
- Mount Goode: 1.9 mi
- Grouse Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 12.8 mi
- Cold Springs: 13.2 mi
- Fish Springs: 18.9 mi
- Wilkerson Springs: 19.9 mi
- Second Falls: 7.9 mi
- First Falls: 8.6 mi
- Triple Falls: 10.8 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 13.7 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 15.6 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 17.0 mi
- Log Cabin: 18.6 mi
- Zurich: 18.9 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 13.4 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 17.0 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 17.2 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 17.7 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Great Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- Windy Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Muro Blanco: 16.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 18.5 mi
- American Mule Museum: 19.5 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 22.8 mi
- Rock Monster: 2.0 mi
- John Muir Rock: 13.6 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Mount Gilbert. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | ESE 122° | 4,343 m | 5.5 mi |
| Starlight Peak | ESE 122° | 4,323.7 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Sill | ESE 118° | 4,316 m | 5.9 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | ESE 122° | 4,298.2 m | 5.6 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | ESE 121° | 4,268 m | 5.2 mi |
| Barrett Peak | ESE 122° | 4,258 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Agassiz | ESE 115° | 4,235 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Darwin | WNW 297° | 4,216 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 21 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 260560 — Mount Gilbert, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797918
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