Red and White Mountain

Red and White Mountain
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,816 ft (3,906 m)[1]
Prominence936 ft (285 m)[1]
Parent peakRed Slate Mountain (13,163 ft)[2]
Isolation2.03 mi (3.27 km)[2]
ListingSierra Peaks Section
Coordinates37°28′48″N 118°51′26″W / 37.4798915°N 118.8572694°W / 37.4798915; -118.8572694[3]
Geography
Red and White Mountain is located in California
Red and White Mountain
Red and White Mountain
Location in California
Red and White Mountain is located in the United States
Red and White Mountain
Red and White Mountain
Red and White Mountain (the United States)
LocationFresno County / Mono County
California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[1]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Abbot
Geology
Rock typegranite, slate
Climbing
First ascent1902[4]
Easiest routeclass 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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Red and White Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Red and White Mountain - 12,816' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Red and White Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  4. ^ Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, 1976, Sierra Club Books, ISBN 9780871561473, page 340.