Red Slate Mountain
{{Short description|Summit in the Sierra Nevada, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Red Slate Mountain
| photo = Red Slate Mtn from Lake Dorothy.jpg
| photo_caption = Red Slate Mountain from Lake Dorothy
| elevation = 13,129+ ft (4,002+ m)
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=2651 |name=Red Slate Mountain, California |access-date=2008-11-28}}
| prominence_ft = 1683
| parent_peak = Ruby Peak{{cite loj |id=32371 |name=Red Slate Mountain |accessdate=2011-06-03}}
| listing = {{unbulleted list
| North America highest peaks 122nd
| US highest major peaks 104th
| California highest major peaks 16th
| Western States Climbers Star peak{{cite wsc |accessdate=2016-03-24}}
}}
| location = Fresno / Mono counties, California, U.S.
| map = California#USA
| map_caption = Location in California
| map_size = 240
| label_position = below
| range = Sierra Nevada
| coordinates = {{coord|37.507549114|N|118.869293842|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| coordinates_ref = {{cite ngs |id=HR2690 |name=Red Slate Mountain |accessdate=2008-11-28}}
| topo = USGS Convict Lake
| type = Metamorphic rock
| age = Paleozoic
| first_ascent = 1898 by Joseph N. LeConte and Clarence L. Cory
{{cite Farquhar |index=R |accessdate=2008-11-28}}
| easiest_route = Scramble, {{YDS|1 & 2}}{{cite Roper |page=130}}
}}
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.
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Red Slate Mountain 37.5078 N, 118.8700 W, Elevation: {{cvt|12300.|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
|single line = y
|Jan high F = 29.8
|Feb high F = 28.1
|Mar high F = 31.0
|Apr high F = 35.2
|May high F = 42.8
|Jun high F = 52.6
|Jul high F = 59.8
|Aug high F = 59.3
|Sep high F = 53.9
|Oct high F = 45.3
|Nov high F = 35.8
|Dec high F = 29.4
|Jan mean F = 20.3
|Feb mean F = 17.6
|Mar mean F = 20.0
|Apr mean F = 23.4
|May mean F = 31.1
|Jun mean F = 40.3
|Jul mean F = 47.2
|Aug mean F = 46.5
|Sep mean F = 40.9
|Oct mean F = 33.9
|Nov mean F = 25.4
|Dec mean F = 19.6
|Jan low F = 10.8
|Feb low F = 7.1
|Mar low F = 9.0
|Apr low F = 11.5
|May low F = 19.4
|Jun low F = 28.0
|Jul low F = 34.5
|Aug low F = 33.8
|Sep low F = 27.9
|Oct low F = 22.6
|Nov low F = 15.1
|Dec low F = 9.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 10.97
|Feb precipitation inch = 9.05
|Mar precipitation inch = 8.01
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.91
|May precipitation inch = 2.67
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.71
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.44
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.31
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.45
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.44
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.42
|Dec precipitation inch = 9.62
|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web
|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|access-date= October 8, 2023
|quote= 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.}}
}}
See also
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External links
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- {{cite gnis |id=265332 |name=Red Slate Mountain}}
- {{cite summitpost |name=Red Slate Mountain |id=150597}}
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{{John Muir Wilderness}}
Category:Mountains of Mono County, California
Category:Mountains of Fresno County, California
Category:Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness
Category:Four-thousanders of the United States
Category:Mountains of Northern California
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