Mount Gibbs - Definition and Overview

Mount Gibbs
Elevation:	3,893 m (12,773 ft)
Latitude:	37° 52′ 38″ N
Longitude:	119° 12′ 39″ W
Location:	California, USA
Topo map:	USGS Mount Dana
Range:	Sierra Nevada
Type:	Metamorphic Rock
Age of rock:	Cretaceous
First ascent:	1864 by Frederick Law Olmsted and William Brewer, on horseback
Easiest route:	hike

Mount Gibbs is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada, located 3 km south of Mount Dana. The mountain was named after Oliver Gibbs, a professor at Harvard University and friend of Josiah Whitney.

External links

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.8772&lon=-119.2108&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100)
  • Aerial photograph from Terraserver (http://terraservice.net/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-119.2108&lat=37.8772&w=750&h=500)
  • Surrounding area map from Census Bureau (http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen?lat=37.8772&lon=-119.2108&wid=.5&ht=.5&iht=400&iwd=600&mlat=37.8772&mlon=-119.2108&msym=bigdot&n=CITIES,GRID,majroads,states,counties,places,water,shorelin,miscell)
  • Location in US from Census Bureau (http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen?lat=36.0000&lon=-97.0000&wid=50&ht=28&iwd=550&iht=260&mlat=37.8772&mlon=-119.2108&on=GRID&off=BACK&msym=smalldot)