# Red Slate Mountain

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Summit in the Sierra Nevada, California

Red Slate Mountain Red Slate Mountain from Lake Dorothy Highest point Elevation 13,129+ ft (4,002+ m) NAVD 88[1] Prominence 1,683 ft (513 m)[1] Parent peak Ruby Peak[2] Listing North America highest peaks 122nd US highest major peaks 104th California highest major peaks 16th Western States Climbers Star peak[3] Coordinates 37°30′27″N 118°52′09″W / 37.507549114°N 118.869293842°W / 37.507549114; -118.869293842[4] Geography Red Slate Mountain Location in California Show map of California Red Slate Mountain Red Slate Mountain (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Fresno / Mono counties, California, U.S. Parent range Sierra Nevada Topo map USGS Convict Lake Geology Rock age Paleozoic Mountain type Metamorphic rock Climbing First ascent 1898 by Joseph N. LeConte and Clarence L. Cory[5] Easiest route Scramble, class 1 & 2[6]

**Red Slate Mountain** is a summit in the [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)). It lies along the [Sierra Crest](/source/Sierra_Crest) that divides [Fresno County](/source/Fresno_County%2C_California) from [Mono County, California](/source/Mono_County%2C_California).

Red Slate Mountain can be reached by scrambling either from [McGee Pass](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McGee_Pass&action=edit&redlink=1), or starting from [Bighorn Lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bighorn_Lake_(California)&action=edit&redlink=1).

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](/source/Long_Valley_Caldera).

Red Slate Mountain was named by the [California Geological Survey](/source/California_Geological_Survey), in 1873. However, it is not clear whether the survey meant to name this peak, or [Red and White Mountain](/source/Red_and_White_Mountain).[5]

## Climate

Climate data for Red Slate Mountain 37.5078 N, 118.8700 W, Elevation: 12,300 ft (3,749 m) (1991–2020 normals) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 29.8 (−1.2) 28.1 (−2.2) 31.0 (−0.6) 35.2 (1.8) 42.8 (6.0) 52.6 (11.4) 59.8 (15.4) 59.3 (15.2) 53.9 (12.2) 45.3 (7.4) 35.8 (2.1) 29.4 (−1.4) 41.9 (5.5) Daily mean °F (°C) 20.3 (−6.5) 17.6 (−8.0) 20.0 (−6.7) 23.4 (−4.8) 31.1 (−0.5) 40.3 (4.6) 47.2 (8.4) 46.5 (8.1) 40.9 (4.9) 33.9 (1.1) 25.4 (−3.7) 19.6 (−6.9) 30.5 (−0.8) Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 10.8 (−11.8) 7.1 (−13.8) 9.0 (−12.8) 11.5 (−11.4) 19.4 (−7.0) 28.0 (−2.2) 34.5 (1.4) 33.8 (1.0) 27.9 (−2.3) 22.6 (−5.2) 15.1 (−9.4) 9.8 (−12.3) 19.1 (−7.2) Average precipitation inches (mm) 10.97 (279) 9.05 (230) 8.01 (203) 4.91 (125) 2.67 (68) 0.71 (18) 0.44 (11) 0.31 (7.9) 0.45 (11) 2.44 (62) 3.42 (87) 9.62 (244) 53 (1,345.9) Source: PRISM Climate Group[7]

## See also

- [List of mountain peaks of California](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_California)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pb_1-1) ["Red Slate Mountain, California"](http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2651). *Peakbagger.com*. Retrieved November 28, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-loj_2-0)** ["Red Slate Mountain"](https://listsofjohn.com/PeakStats/Climbers.php?Id=32371). *ListsOfJohn.com*. Retrieved June 3, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wsc_3-0)** ["Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List"](https://climber.org/wsc/WSClist.html). Climber.org. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Red Slate Mountain"](https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=HR2690). *NGS Data Sheet*. [National Geodetic Survey](/source/U.S._National_Geodetic_Survey), [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/source/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration), [United States Department of Commerce](/source/United_States_Department_of_Commerce). Retrieved November 28, 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Farquhar_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Farquhar_5-1) [Farquhar, Francis P.](/source/Francis_P._Farquhar) (1926). [*Place Names of the High Sierra*](https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/r.html). San Francisco: [Sierra Club](/source/Sierra_Club). Retrieved November 28, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Roper_6-0)** [Roper, Steve](/source/Steve_Roper) (1976). *The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra*. San Francisco: [Sierra Club Books](/source/Sierra_Club). p. 130. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0871561473](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0871561473).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University"](http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/). PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 8, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking *Coordinates* (under *Location*); copy *Latitude* and *Longitude figures* from top of table; click *Zoom to location*; click *Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp*; click *30-year normals, 1991-2020*; click *800m*; click *Retrieve Time Series* button.

## External links

- Media related to [Red Slate Mountain](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Red_Slate_Mountain) at Wikimedia Commons

- ["Red Slate Mountain"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/265332). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior).

- ["Red Slate Mountain"](https://www.summitpost.org/page/150597). *SummitPost.org*.

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