Posts Tagged: Climbing

Tucked away in a corner of the John Muir Wilderness, Red Slate Mountain isn’t climbed all that frequently. That’s a shame, because it’s a fun climb, and the summit offers amazing views—at 13,129 feet, the only higher Sierra to the north is Mount Ritter (though some sources list Red Slate at 13,163’, which would make it higher than Ritter), and the next higher peak to the south is nine or ten miles away. It’s simplest to climb the mountain from the east: you start at McGee Pass Trailhead off of Highway 395 (near Tom’s Place), and it’s about 22 miles and 6,000 feet of elevation gain to the summit. It’s typically done as an overnight trip, but can be done as a very long day hike.