San Gabriel Peak

San Gabriel Peak
San Gabriel Peak, seen from the north.
Highest point
Elevation	6,164 ft (1,879 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	1,561 ft (476 m)[1]
Listing	Hundred Peaks Section[2]
Coordinates	34°14′36″N 118°05′54″W[3]
Naming
English translation	Saint Gabriel
Language of name	Spanish
Geography
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Location	Los Angeles County California, U.S.
Parent range	San Gabriel Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Wilson[1]
Climbing
First ascent	Wheeler Survey, 1875
Easiest route	Hike, class 1[2]

San Gabriel Peak is a summit in the San Gabriel Mountains in the U.S. state of California. It was named by the United States Geological Survey in 1894 and is located in the Angeles National Forest. This peak was first named The Commodore for Commodore Perry Switzer.

Background

The name is derived from the Misión del Santo Arcangel San Gabriel de los Temblores. From this mission had already come the names of the San Gabriel River and San Gabriel Canyon,^[4] the mountain range itself and the entire San Gabriel Valley.

The steep south face drops approximately 1,000 feet into the center of an amphitheater at the top of Eaton Canyon, forming one of the most sustained steep slopes in the Western San Gabriel mountain range.

References

1. "San Gabriel Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
2. "San Gabriel Peak". Hundred Peaks Section List. Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
3. "San Gabriel Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
4. Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 304.