Mount Gabb
| Mount Gabb | |
|---|---|
 Mount Gabb as viewed from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,747 ft (4,190 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,581 ft (787 m)[1] |
| Listing | California highest major peaks 11th |
| Coordinates | 37°22′36″N 118°48′09″W / 37.37667°N 118.80250°WCoordinates: 37°22′36″N 118°48′09″W / 37.37667°N 118.80250°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Gabb Location in California | |
| Location | Fresno County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Abbot |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | June 1917 by A. L. Jordan and H. H. Bliss[3] |
Mount Gabb (13,747 feet (4,190 m)) is in the central Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California.[4] Mount Gabb is in the John Muir Wilderness of Sierra National Forest and is named after William More Gabb, a paleontologist and member of the Whitney Survey.[3]
The ascent up the south face is a class 2-3 climb from Lake Italy. Alternatively, the peak can be accessed from Upper Mills Creek Lake, and is a class 2 climb.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mount Gabb, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Mount Gabb". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Peter Browning (2011). Sierra Nevada Place Names: From Abbot to Zumwalt. Great West Books. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-944220-23-8.
- ^ Mount Abbot, CA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Mount Gabb". Summit Post. February 15, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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