Record SL-817123 · Wikidata Q49052787
Mount Gayley
No list classifications
Elevation
4,106
m
13,471 ft
Prominence
131 m
Isolation
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Coordinates
37.1029° N,
118.4999° W
Grid ref
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Description
WikipediaMount Gayley is a 13,510-foot-elevation (4,120-meter) mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County, California, United States. It is situated in the Palisades area of the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is approximately 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of the community of Big Pine, 0.67 miles (1.08 km) southwest of Temple Crag, and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north-northeast of parent Mount Sill. Mount Gayley ranks as the 59th highest summit in California.
First ascent
Date
1927
Norman Clyde
Source · wikipedia
Best months
Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averagesRows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.
Neighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Peak | 4,211 m | SW 210° | 0.7 km |
| Mount Sill | 4,316 m | S 201° | 0.8 km |
| Temple Crag | 3,945 m | NE 45° | 1.1 km |
| Polemonium Peak | 4,296 m | SW 225° | 1.5 km |
| Barrett Peak | 4,258 m | SW 205° | 1.5 km |
| Starlight Peak | 4,336 m | SW 237° | 1.6 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Ridge (aka Yellow Brick Road) | Mt. Gayley | 1- | 80 m |
| North Couloir | Mt. Sill | 1 | 828 m |
| Swiss Arete | Mt. Sill | 5a | 828 m |
| North Couloir Variation | Mt. Sill | 3 | 828 m |
| Temple, Galey, Sill Traverse | Temple Crag | 5a | 1.1 km |
| Venusian Blind | Temple Crag | 5a | 1.1 km |
| Dark Star | Temple Crag | 6b | 1.1 km |
| Moon Goddess Arete | Temple Crag | 5b | 1.1 km |
| Planaria | Temple Crag | 6b | 1.1 km |
| Sun Ribbon Arete | Temple Crag | 6a | 1.1 km |
| Backside of Beyond | Temple Crag | 5c | 1.1 km |
| Barefoot Bynum | Temple Crag | 6a+ | 1.1 km |
| Eclipsed Arete | Temple Crag | 4c | 1.1 km |
| Mendenhall Couloir | Temple Crag | 1 | 1.1 km |
| V-Notch Couloir | Polemonium Peak | 1+ | 1.6 km |
| Southwest Chute | Polemonium Peak | 1+ | 1.6 km |
| Traverse from Mt Sill | Polemonium Peak | 1+ | 1.6 km |
| U-Notch Couloir | North Palisade | 4c | 1.6 km |
| West Face | North Palisade | 4b | 1.6 km |
| Southwest Chute | North Palisade | 1 | 1.6 km |
| Starlight Buttress | Starlight Peak | 5a | 1.6 km |
| Northwest Chute | Starlight Peak | 1 | 1.6 km |
| North Couloir | Thunderbolt Peak | 1 | 1.7 km |
| Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse | Thunderbolt Peak | 5c | 1.7 km |
| Austrian Arete | Thunderbolt Peak | 5a | 1.7 km |