Red Slate Mountain
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.[5]
Climate
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) |
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
References
- ^ a b "Red Slate Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ "Red Slate Mountain". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Red Slate Mountain". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ a b Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 130. ISBN 978-0871561473.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". 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 at Wikimedia Commons
- "Red Slate Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Red Slate Mountain". SummitPost.org.
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