Mount Gilbert (California)
History
This mountain's name commemorates eminent geologist Grove Karl Gilbert (1843–1918), who worked much of the Sierra Nevada range with the Wheeler Survey. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1911 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the peak was made September 15, 1928, by Norman Clyde, who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada.
Climbing
Established climbing routes:
- Southwest slope – class 2 – September 15, 1928, by Norman Clyde
- Northeast slope – class 3 – May 19, 2002, by party of seven
- Engram Couloir – class 5.6 – September 3, 1972 by Al Fowler, Dan Eaton, Ron Cale
- West face – class 5.7 – 1985 by Claude Fiddler, Vern Clevenger
Climate
Mount Gilbert is located in an alpine climate zone. 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains south into the Middle Fork Kings River, and north into Bishop Creek.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Gilbert, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Gilbert, Mount". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Mount Gilbert". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). "Place Names of the High Sierra".
- ^ Hedden, Alan M.; Brower, David R. (1954). "A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra".
- ^ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 285. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Gilbert