| Mount Baldwin | |
| Elevation Ft: | 12614 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 518 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.97 |
| Isolation Ref: | [3] |
| Parent Peak: | Red Slate Mountain (13,163 ft) |
| Listing: | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 260 |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Region: | Mono |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | John Muir Wilderness |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 37.5321°N -118.8513°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
| Topo: | USGS Convict Lake |
| Rock: | metamorphic rock |
| Age: | Paleozoic |
| First Ascent: | 1928[5] |
Mount Baldwin is a 12614feet 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 southeast of the community of Mammoth Lakes. The nearest higher neighbor is Red Slate Mountain, to the south-southwest.[2] Baldwin ranks as the 257th highest summit in California.[3] Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 3775abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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.[6]
Mount Baldwin 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 mountain drains east to Crowley Lake via McGee Creek, and west into Convict Creek, thence Convict Lake.