Gabbro Peak Explained

Gabbro Peak
Elevation Ft:11033
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Prominence Ft:360
Prominence Ref:[3]
Isolation Mi:1.15
Parent Peak:Camiaca Peak (11,739 ft)
Etymology:Gabbro[4]
Map:California#USA
Map Size:260
Label Position:top
Location:Mono County, California, U.S.
Range:Sierra Nevada
Coordinates:38.0739°N -119.3125°W
Coordinates Ref:[5]
Topo:USGS Dunderberg Peak

Gabbro Peak is an 11033feet mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.[5] The mountain is set in the Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. The peak is situated one mile outside the boundary of Yosemite National Park, approximately three miles northwest of Virginia Lakes, one-half mile north of Page Peaks, and 2.2miles west-northwest of Dunderberg Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises over 2000abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Green Lake in one-half mile. Gabbro Peak may be climbed from East Lake, or via the Virginia Pass Trail.[6]

Climate

Gabbro Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[7] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into headwaters of West Fork Green Creek which is a tributary of the Walker River.

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Notes and References

  1. R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books,, page 444.
  2. Web site: Gabbro Peak - 11,033' CA. listsofjohn.com. 2021-06-15.
  3. 40188. Gabbro Peak, California. 2021-06-15.
  4. http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/g.html Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
  5. 260453. Gabbro Peak. 2021-06-15.
  6. https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/climbers_guide/bond_to_tioga_other_peaks.html Robert L. Swift and David A. Nelson, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
  7. Encyclopedia: Climate of the Sierra Nevada . Encyclopædia Britannica.