Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

Yosemite National Park, CA
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Info

Distance
10.2 mi
Elevation gain
4,700 ft
Route type
Loop
Duration
6.5 hr
Crux
Class 2
Quality
7/10
Ecoregion
Sierra Nevada

Peaks bagged

1
Mount Dana
SPS
Vagmarken
13,058 ft / Rise 2,456 ft
2
Mount Gibbs
SPS
Vagmarken
12,766 ft / Rise 1,110 ft

Report

Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Starting along the Mount Dana Trail as it crosses Dana Meadows.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Abundant wildflowers.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View back toward Dana Meadows.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View south toward Tuolumne Meadows. Mammoth Peak is on the left.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View back.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Mount Dana comes into view, opposite this wide plateau.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View back as I start up Mount Dana's west slope. Mount Conness is on the right.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Following a lattice of social trails. Some lingering patches of snow were easily avoidable.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Bunches of sky pilot flowers below the summit of Mount Dana.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Mount Dana summit. View south toward Mount Gibbs (right of center).
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View northeast across the Mount Dana cirque. Mono Lake is in the distance.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View northwest.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View west toward Tuolumne Meadows.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Descending Mount Dana's south slope to the Dana-Gibbs saddle. On the far left is the unnamed Peak 12565.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Closeup of Peak 12565's craggy north face.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View back up Mount Dana's south slope.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View along Gibbs Canyon toward the partially visible Kidney Lake and the distant Mono Lake.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Arriving at the saddle. From here, the route contours the slope ahead toward Mount Gibbs (right).
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View back toward Mount Dana.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View down the Dana-Gibbs bowl.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Approaching the north ridge of Mount Gibbs.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View of Mount Gibbs's east face from a bump along the ridge.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Following the ridge toward Mount Gibbs.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View back toward Mount Dana.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Class 2 along Mount Gibbs's north ridge.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View back.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Some avoidable Class 3 terrain.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Final scramble to summit of Mount Gibbs.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Mount Gibbs summit. View south toward the Kuna Crest.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View north toward Mount Dana.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Starting down Mount Gibb's west ridge.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Steep, rocky slope.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View back up the slope.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
More tedious, rocky terrain.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Another view back toward Mount Gibbs.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Another steep section along Mount Gibbs's west ridge.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View north toward Mount Dana.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Reaching some gentler terrain.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Arriving at the tree line.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Dropping down the south side of the ridge to join the Mono Pass Trail.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Along the Mono Pass Trail, headed west.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Reentering Dana Meadows.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Crossing the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Joining Highway 120 at the Mono Pass Trailhead. From here, it's a 1.5 mile road walk back to Tioga Pass.
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
Trip report photo for Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop
View back at Mount Dana (far left) and Mount Gibbs (left of center) from Highway 120.