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Mount Gibbs - Definition and Overview

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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.

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