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Red and White Mountain

Red and White Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red and White Mountain rises to 3,908 m in California. Mount Morgan stands 4,186 m to the southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Divide Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Red and White Mountain is a remote 12,816-foot-elevation (3,906-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on the shared boundary of Sierra National Forest with Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Mono County. It is eight miles northeast of Lake Thomas A Edison, and approximately 13 miles (21 km) southeast of the community of Mammoth Lakes. The nearest higher neighbor is Red Slate Mountain, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north-northwest.

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Wikidata Q49067021, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3908 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.47966, -118.85735

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 23
Historic sites: 19
  • Convict Lake: 8.0 mi
  • Log Cabin: 9.6 mi
  • Pumphouse: 10.5 mi
  • Bunkhouses: 10.6 mi
  • Air Compressor: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Parks: 12
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 16.5 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Red and White Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MorganSE 127°4,186 m8.5 mi
Bear Creek SpireSSE 147°4,186 m9.2 mi
Mount AbbotSSE 148°4,176 m7.6 mi
Mount GabbSSE 157°4,168 m7.7 mi
Mount DadeSSE 148°4,143 m8.0 mi
Mount MillsSSE 148°4,102 m7.0 mi
Mount HilgardSSE 168°4,060 m8.4 mi
Royce PeakSSE 157°4,047 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4220:21
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265248 — Red and White Mountain, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799326

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