San Gabriel Peak

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San Gabriel Peak
Elevation	6161 feet (1,878 metres)
Location	California, United States
Range	San Gabriel Mountains
Coordinates	34°14′36″N 118°05′51″W / 34.2433, -118.0976Coordinates: 34°14′36″N 118°05′51″W / 34.2433, -118.0976
Topo map	USGS Mount Wilson
First ascent	Wheeler Survey, 1875

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.

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^[1], the mountain range itself and the entire San Gabriel Valley.

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• San Gabriel Peak is at coordinates 34°13′23″N 117°35′07″W / 34.222943, -117.585369 (San Gabriel Peak)Coordinates: 34°13′23″N 117°35′07″W / 34.222943, -117.585369 (San Gabriel Peak)
• http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/signatures/12c.htm

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