Red Slate Mountain
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Red Slate Mountain rises to 4,005 m in California. Bear Creek Spire stands 4,186 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Baldwin, a peak 2.0 miles away.
The story
Red Slate Mountain is a summit in the Sierra Nevada. It lies along the Sierra Crest that divides Fresno County from Mono County, California. Red Slate Mountain can be reached by scrambling either from McGee Pass, or starting from Bighorn Lake. The area to the north of Red Slate Mountain is among the most seismically active in California which is associated with the Long Valley Caldera. Red Slate Mountain was named by the California Geological Survey, in 1873. However, it is not clear whether the survey meant to name this peak, or Red and White Mountain.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1405920, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,005 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Baldwin: 2.0 mi
- Red and White Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Silver Divide Peak: 2.2 mi
- The White Fang: 2.6 mi
- Mount Izaak Walton: 2.8 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 4.1 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
- Layton Springs: 11.9 mi
- Antelope Spring: 12.0 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
- Convict Lake: 6.1 mi
- Pumphouse: 8.7 mi
- Bunkhouses: 8.8 mi
- Air Compressor: 8.8 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 8.9 mi
- Crowley Park: 7.7 mi
- Trails End Park: 10.2 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 10.4 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 10.9 mi
- Community Center Park: 11.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 3.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 10.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 13.4 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 13.5 mi
- Minarets Falls: 15.1 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 13.6 mi
- The Buttresses: 13.9 mi
- Upper Gorge: 16.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 10.9 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 11.6 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 12.0 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 10.8 mi
- Devils Postpile: 14.3 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.8 mi
- John Muir Rock: 20.2 mi
- Perched Boulder: 22.1 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 14.7 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 10.2 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Casa Diablo: 18.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Red Slate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Spire | SSE 150° | 4,186 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Abbot | SSE 151° | 4,176 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Gabb | SSE 158° | 4,168 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Dade | SSE 150° | 4,143 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Mills | SSE 151° | 4,102 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | SSE 167° | 4,060 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Julius Caesar | SSE 155° | 4,022 m | 11.5 mi |
| Ruby Peak | SE 145° | 4,021 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799391
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