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Slide Mountain

Slide Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Slide Mountain rises to 3,383 m in California. Twin Peaks stands 3,756 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Juggernaut, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3382.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.09338, -119.44585

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 27
Springs: 23
Historic sites: 13
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 11.8 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 14.7 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 15.5 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 15.6 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 20.0 mi
  • Indian Arch: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Slide Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksE 98°3,756 m4.8 mi
Matterhorn PeakE 90°3,749.3 m3.5 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakE 98°3,731 m5.0 mi
The DragtoothE 85°3,695.4 m3.3 mi
Whorl MountainESE 111°3,667 m3.7 mi
Virginia PeakESE 112°3,657 m5.1 mi
Cleaver PeakENE 74°3,616.8 m2.9 mi
Blacksmith PeakENE 71°3,616.3 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:25
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1116:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 16 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659681 — Slide Mountain, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807290

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