Mount Baldwin is a mountain summit located in the

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mountain range in Mono County of northern

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, United States. 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 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. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on the shared bounda ...

, and approximately southeast of the community of

Mammoth Lakes Mammoth Lakes is a town in Mono County, California, and is the county's only incorporated community. It is located immediately to the east of Mammoth Mountain, at an elevation of . As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,191, r ...

. The nearest higher neighbor is

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. ...

, to the south-southwest. Baldwin ranks as the 257th highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises above McGee Canyon in 1.5 mile. The

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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.R. J. Secor, ''The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails'', 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, , page 364.

Climate

Mount Baldwin is located in an

alpine climate Alpine climate is the typical weather (climate) for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate. Definition There are multiple definitions of ...

zone. Most weather fronts originate in the

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, 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

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from the mountain drains east to

Crowley Lake Crowley Lake is a reservoir on the upper Owens River in southern Mono County, California, in the United States. Crowley Lake is south of Mammoth Lakes. The lake was created in 1941 by the building of the Long Valley Dam by the Los Angeles Depa ...

via McGee Creek, and west into Convict Creek, thence

Convict Lake Convict Lake (Mono: ''Wit-sa-nap'') is a lake located in Mono County, California, United States, situated in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada. It is known for its turquoise-blue water, the dramatic mountains (including Mount Morrison) ...

Gallery

File:Mt. Baldwin.jpg, Northwest aspect of Mt. Baldwin (center) and White Fang (left) File:Mt. Baldwin, McGee Creek Canyon.jpg File:Mount Baldwin, McGee Creek.jpg File:McGee Creek valley from US395 winter.jpg File:Mildred Lake , Mount Baldwin.jpg, Summit in upper right corner, northwest aspect from Mildred Lake area File:Sherwin Range, Benton Crossing.jpg, Baldwin (left), Morrison (right) seen from the north on Benton Crossing Road in Long Valley File:Sierra Mountain Range by Ines Roberts (49494592728).jpg, Baldwin behind left of Mt. Morrison seen from the north File:Fall Colors on McGee Creek, Inyo National Forest.jpg File:Mt Baldwin, Red Slate Mtn.jpg, Slope of Mt. Morrison (left), Mount Baldwin centered, Red Slate Mountain (right) from Laurel Mountain.

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* Weather forecast
Mount Baldwin
* Summit view (photo)
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Climate

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