| Mount Gayley | |
|---|---|
 Southwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,516 ft (4,120 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 430 ft (130 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Sill[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°06′11″N 118°29′59″W / 37.1030007°N 118.4998074°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Charles Mills Gayley |
| Geography | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo |
| Protected area | John Muir Wilderness |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Split Mountain |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1927 by Norman Clyde[4] |
| Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3[2] |
Mount Gayley is a 13,510-foot-elevation (4,118 meter) mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County, California, United States.[3] 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.[2]
- ^ a b c "Mount Gayley, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ a b c "Gayley, Mount". ListsOfJohn.com.
- ^ a b "Mount Gayley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ Secor, R.J. (1992). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (1st ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 187. ISBN 978-0898863130.