W6/ND-026 Gilbert Peak – W6 SOTA Association

Summit & Travel Info
Summit ID: W6/ND-026	Name: Gilbert Peak	Points: 8
Route Type: Hike	Round Trip: 1 mi.	Gain: 266 ft
Starting point (lat/lon): 37.69175, -118.94355	Area(s): Mammoth, Owens Valley (Hwy 395 corridor)

Summit & Travel Info

Summit ID: W6/ND-026

Name: Gilbert Peak

Points: 8

Route Type: Hike

Round Trip: 1 mi.

Gain: 266 ft

Starting point (lat/lon): 37.69175, -118.94355

Area(s): Mammoth, Owens Valley (Hwy 395 corridor)

Summer Bonus: 3 Pts June 15 - September 15
Other summits in the area: W6/SN-033 Mammoth Mountain, W6/ND-037 Lookout Mountain, W6/ND-392 Dry Creek Knoll, W6/ND-029 Banner Ridge, W6/ND-393 8185 (Benton Crag), W6/ND-012 Bald Mountain, W6/ND-041 8126, W6/ND-047 Casa Diablo

Saturday, July 26, 2025. After driving 3.6 mi on a dirt road we parked at 37.69412, -118.90906. From here it was a 0.5 mi cross-country hike to peak. The last bit was tricky – steep and very loose sand. The summit was a ridge of rocks adjacent to a large flat pad. Hidden here is a plaque honoring Charles "Gil" Gilbert, who the summit is named for. He was a professor of Geology at UC Berkeley and in the 1930's mapped the area and proposed its source of formation. The Bishop repeaters can be used to stir up 2m/FM contacts on 146.52 MHz. (See Repeater frequency listing, below.)