| Red Slate Mountain | |
|---|---|
Red Slate Mountain from the north, 2001 |
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| Elevation | 13,140 ft (4,005 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,683 ft (513 m) [2] |
| Parent peak | Ruby Peak[3] |
| Listing | SPS Mountaineers peak[4] |
| Location | |
| Location | Fresno / Mono counties, California, USA |
| Range | Sherwin Range |
| Topo map | USGS Convict Lake |
| Geology | |
| Type | Metamorphic rock |
| Age of rock | Paleozoic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1898 by Joseph N. LeConte and Clarence L. Cory[5] |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 1[6] |
Red Slate Mountain is the highest peak in the Sherwin Range, which subrange of 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 amongst 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.[5]