Mount Gibbs

This article is about the mountain inCalifornia.For the mountain inAntarcticawith the same name, seeMount Gibbs (Antarctica).

Mount Gibbs
West aspect, from Tuolumne Meadows
Highest point
Elevation	12,779 ft (3,895 m)NAVD 88
Prominence	1,093 ft (333 m)
Parent peak	Mount Dana
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section Western States Climbers Emblem peak
Coordinates	37°52′38″N119°12′43″W
Geography
Mount Gibbs Mount Gibbs
Location	MonoandTuolumnecounties,California,U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGSMount Dana
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Metamorphic rock
Climbing
First ascent	1864 byFrederick Law OlmstedandWilliam Henry Breweron horseback
Easiest route	Cross-countryhike,class 1

Mount Gibbsis located in theSierra Nevadaof theU.S. stateofCalifornia,2.6 miles (4 km) south ofMount Dana.The mountain was named in honor ofOliver Gibbs,a professor atHarvard Universityand friend ofJosiah Whitney.The summit marks the boundary betweenYosemite National Parkand theAnsel Adams Wilderness,and Mount Gibbs is the sixth-highest mountain, of Yosemite.

The peak is accessible either from the west, starting atTioga 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 ofDana Meadowsand 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 ofMono Lakefrom the summit is partially obstructed by an outcropping to the northeast.

A partial panorama from the summit of Mt. Gibbs. The western ridge of Mount Gibbs is in the foreground at the ridge edge of the photo.

External links

• "Mount Gibbs".SummitPost.org.