Mount Baldwin (California)

Mount Baldwin is a 12,614-foot-elevation (3,845-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County of northern California, United States.^[4] It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is four miles north of Red and White Mountain, and approximately 10.5 miles (16.9 km) southeast of the community of Mammoth Lakes. The nearest higher neighbor is Red Slate Mountain, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south-southwest.^[3] Baldwin ranks as the 257th highest summit in California.^[2] Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 3,775 feet (1,151 meters) above McGee Canyon in 1.5 mile. The first ascent of the summit was made July 2, 1928, by Norman Clyde, who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada.^[1]

Mount Baldwin
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	12,614 ft (3,845 m)[1][2]
Prominence	518 ft (158 m)[3]
Parent peak	Red Slate Mountain (13,163 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.97 mi (3.17 km)[2]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	37°31′55″N 118°51′05″W[4]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	California
County	Mono
Protected area	John Muir Wilderness
Parent range	Sierra Nevada[3]
Topo map	USGS Convict Lake
Geology
Rock age	Paleozoic
Rock type	metamorphic rock
Climbing
First ascent	1928[5]
Easiest route	class 2[2]

Climate

Mount Baldwin is located in an alpine climate zone.^[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east to Crowley Lake via McGee Creek, and west into Convict Creek, thence Convict Lake.

Gallery

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  Northwest aspect of Mount Baldwin (center) and White Fang (left)
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  Summit in upper right corner, northwest aspect from Mildred Lake area
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  Baldwin (left), Morrison (right) seen from the north on Benton Crossing Road in Long Valley
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  Mount Baldwin (left, under cloud), Mount Morrison (right) seen from the north on Benton Crossing Road in Long Valley, California
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  Baldwin behind left of Mount Morrison seen from the north
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  Slope of Mount Morrison (left), Mount Baldwin centered, Red Slate Mountain (right) from Laurel Mountain.

See also

• Mountains portal

• List of mountain peaks of California

References

1. R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, page 364.
2. "Baldwin, Mount - 12,614' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
3. "Mount Baldwin, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
4. "Mount Baldwin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
5. George Bloom and John D. Mendenhall, A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
6. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.

External links

• Weather forecast: Mount Baldwin
• Summit view (photo): Flickr