Red and White Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,816 ft (3,906 m)[1] |
Prominence | 936 ft (285 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Red Slate Mountain (13,163 ft)[2] |
Isolation | 2.03 mi (3.27 km)[2] |
Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
Coordinates | 37°28′48″N 118°51′26″W / 37.4798915°N 118.8572694°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Fresno County / Mono County California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada[1] |
Topo map | USGS Mount Abbot |
Geology | |
Rock type | granite, slate |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1902[4] |
Easiest route | class 2[2] Southwest Face |
Red and White Mountain is a remote 12,816-foot-elevation (3,906 meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.[3] It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on the shared boundary of Sierra National Forest with Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Mono County. It is eight miles northeast of Lake Thomas A Edison, and approximately 13 miles (21 km) southeast of the community of Mammoth Lakes. The nearest higher neighbor is Red Slate Mountain, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north-northwest.[1]