Mount Gabb Explained

Mount Gabb
Elevation Ft:13747
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:2581
Location:Fresno County, California, U.S.
Map:California#USA
Relief:1
Coordinates:37.3767°N -118.8025°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Mount Abbot
First Ascent:June 1917 by A. L. Jordan and H. H. Bliss
Listing:California highest major peaks 11th

Mount Gabb is in the central Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California.[3] 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.[4]

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]

Notes and References

  1. 2668. Mount Gabb, California. April 13, 2016.
  2. 260452. Mount Gabb. April 13, 2016.
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Abbot, CA. April 13, 2016.
  4. Book: Peter Browning. Sierra Nevada Place Names: From Abbot to Zumwalt. 2011. Great West Books. 978-0-944220-23-8. 86–87.
  5. Web site: Mount Gabb . August 14, 2018 . Summit Post . February 15, 2006.