| Mount Dade | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,600+ ft (4,150+ m)1 |
| Prominence | 200 ft (61 m)1 |
| Parent peak | Mount Abbot (13,710 ft)2 |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 37°22′55″N 118°46′46″W / 37.3819133°N 118.7794894°W / 37.3819133; -118.77948943 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Fresno / Inyo counties, California U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada1 |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Abbot |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 19, 1911 by Liston and McKeen4 |
| Easiest route | class 25 |
Mount Dade is a 13,606 feet (4,147 m) mountain located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.3 It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on the boundary between Sierra National Forest and Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is one mile west of Dade Lake, and approximately 22 miles (35 km) west of the community of Bishop. Nearby neighbors include Mount Abbot, 0.4 mile to the northwest, and Bear Creek Spire 1.2 mile to the southeast. The USGS probably named this peak during a 1907–09 survey, and the first ascent was made August 19, 1911, by Liston and McKeen, of Fresno.6
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Dade is located in an alpine climate zone.7 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 west side of this mountain drains into Lake Italy, and from the east side into headwaters of Rock Creek.
Climbing
Established rock climbing routes on Mount Dade:5
- South Slope – class 2
- West Chute – class 2 – First Ascent 1911
- The Hourglass – class 2 – 1934
- Northwest Chute – class 3 – FA 1951
- Northeast Face – class 4 – FA 1956
- East Face – class 4 – FA 1960
- North Pillar – class 5.10 – FA 1995
- North Face - class 58
References
References
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- "Dade, Mount". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- "Mount Dade". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkley: Wilderness Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0899970479.
- Secor, R.J. (1992). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (1st ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 258. ISBN 978-0898863130.
- Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada From Abbot to Zumwalt, 1986, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899970479, page 51.
- Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- "Mount Dade Rock Climbing". Mountain Project. Retrieved November 24, 2021.