Red Slate Mountain

Infobox Mountain
Name = Red Slate Mountain
Photo = Red_Slate_Mountain.jpg
Caption = Red Slate Mountain from the north, 2001
Elevation = 13,163 feet (4,013 m)
Location = California, USA
Range = Sherwin Range
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|37|30|27.2|N|118|52|09.5|W|type:mountain_region:US
Topographic
USGS Convict Lake
Type=Metamorphic rock|Age=Paleozoic
First ascent=1898 by Joseph N. LeConte and Clarence L. Cory
Easiest route = scramble

Red Slate Mountain is the highest peak in the Sherwin Range, which is part 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: these earthquakes are 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 [http://www.yosemite.ca.us/history/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/r.html] .

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