Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

July 8th, 2024 at 6:57 AMYosemite National Park, CA

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Distance10.2 mi

Elevation gain4,700 ft

CruxClass 2

Route typeLoop

Duration6.5 hr

Quality7/10

Protected areaYosemite National Park (NPS), CA

EcoregionSierra Nevada

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Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Starting along the Mount Dana Trail as it crosses Dana Meadows.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Abundant wildflowers.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View back toward Dana Meadows.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View south toward Tuolumne Meadows. Mammoth Peak is on the left.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View back.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Mount Dana comes into view opposite a wide plateau.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View back as I start up Mount Dana's west slope. Mount Conness is on the right.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Following a lattice of social trails. Some lingering patches of snow were easily avoidable.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Bunches of sky pilot flowers below the summit of Mount Dana.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Mount Dana summit. View south toward Mount Gibbs (right of center).

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View northeast across the Mount Dana cirque. Mono Lake is in the distance.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View northwest.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View west toward Tuolumne Meadows.

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.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Closeup of Peak 12565's craggy north face.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View back up Mount Dana's south slope.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View along Gibbs Canyon toward the partially visible Kidney Lake and the distant Mono Lake.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Arriving at the saddle. From here, the route contours the slope ahead toward Mount Gibbs (right).

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View back toward Mount Dana.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View down the Dana-Gibbs bowl.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Approaching the north ridge of Mount Gibbs.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View of Mount Gibbs's east face from a bump along the ridge.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Following the ridge toward Mount Gibbs.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View back toward Mount Dana.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Class 2 along Mount Gibbs's north ridge.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View back.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Some avoidable Class 3 terrain.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Final scramble to summit of Mount Gibbs.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Mount Gibbs summit. View south toward the Kuna Crest.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View north toward Mount Dana.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Starting down Mount Gibb's west ridge.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Steep, rocky slope.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View back up the slope.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — More tedious, rocky terrain.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Another view back toward Mount Gibbs.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Another steep section along Mount Gibbs's west ridge.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — View north toward Mount Dana.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Reaching some gentler terrain.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Arriving at the tree line.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Dropping down the south side of the ridge to join the Mono Pass Trail.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Along the Mono Pass Trail, headed west.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Reentering Dana Meadows.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Crossing the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River.

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.

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop

Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs Loop — Panoramic view back at Mount Dana (far left) and Mount Gibbs (left of center) from Highway 120.