title: Mount Baldwin (California)
text: # 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. 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. Baldwin ranks as the 257th highest summit in California. 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.
  
  ## Climate
  
  Mount Baldwin is located in an alpine climate zone. 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
  
  * Northwest aspect of Mt. Baldwin (center) and White Fang (left)
  * Summit in upper right corner, northwest aspect from Mildred Lake area
  * Baldwin (left), Morrison (right) seen from the north on Benton Crossing Road in Long Valley
  * Baldwin behind left of Mt. Morrison seen from the north
  * Slope of Mt. Morrison (left), Mount Baldwin centered, Red Slate Mountain (right) from Laurel Mountain.
  