| 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 |
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| Coordinates | 37°30′27″N118°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 byJoseph N. LeConte and Clarence L. Cory[5] |
| Easiest route | Scramble,class 1 & 2[6] |
Red Slate Mountain is a summit in theSierra Nevada. It lies along theSierra Crest that dividesFresno County fromMono County, California.
Red Slate Mountain can be reached by scrambling either fromMcGee Pass, or starting fromBighorn Lake.
The area to the north of Red Slate Mountain is among the most seismically active in California which is associated with theLong Valley Caldera.
Red Slate Mountain was named by theCalifornia Geological Survey, in 1873. However, it is not clear whether the survey meant to name this peak, orRed and White Mountain.[5]
| Climate data for Red Slate Mountain 37.5078 N, 118.8700 W, Elevation: 12,300 ft (3,749 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clickingCoordinates (underLocation); copyLatitude andLongitude figures from top of table; clickZoom to location; clickPrecipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click30-year normals, 1991-2020; click800m; clickRetrieve Time Series button.
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