Mount Ritter, Ansel Adams Wilderness

Name: Mount Ritter
Address: Ansel Adams Wilderness, United States

#5 among attractions in Ansel Adams Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

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Mount Ritter is the highest mountain in Madera County, California, in the Western United States, at an elevation of 13,149 feet. It is also the highest and most prominent peak of its namesake, the Ritter Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada in the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. Mount Ritter is the 15th highest mountain peak in California with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1872Elevation: 13149 ftProminence: 3957 ftCoordinates: 37°41'22"N, 119°11'56"W

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Ansel Adams Wilderness United States

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Mount Ritter – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thousand Island Lake, Banner Peak, Minaret Lake, Mount Lyell.

2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Thousand Island Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
60 min walk • Thousand Island Lake is a large alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada, within the Ansel Adams Wilderness in eastern Madera County, California. The lake is named for the many small rocky islands that dot its surface. Theodore Solomons probably established the 'Thousand Island' name, as this appears on his 1896 map.
0.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Banner Peak, Ansel Adams Wilderness
14 min walk • Banner Peak is the second tallest peak in the Ritter Range of California's Sierra Nevada. The mountain is 12,942 feet tall, and there are several glaciers on its slopes.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Minaret Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
76 min walk • Minaret Lake is a lake in the Ritter Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada, in California. It is located in extreme northeastern Madera County, within the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest.
5.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Lyell, Yosemite National Park
135 min walk • Mount Lyell is the highest point in Yosemite National Park, at 13,114 feet. It is located at the southeast end of the Cathedral Range, 1.2 miles northwest of Rodgers Peak.
7.2 miNW
Mountain
Simmons Peak, Yosemite National Park
183 min walk • Simmons Peak is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. In difficulty, its routes range from scrambling to class 4. It is a few miles north of Mount Lyell.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Agnew Lake, Inyo National Forest
146 min walk • Agnew Lake is a lake in Mono County, California, in the United States. Agnew Lake was named for Theodore C. Agnew, an early settler.
2.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Minarets, Ansel Adams Wilderness
57 min walk • The Minarets are a series of jagged peaks located in the Ritter Range, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the state of California. They are easily viewed from Minaret Summit, which is accessible by auto.
3.5 miW
Mountain
Electra Peak, Yosemite National Park
90 min walk • Electra Peak is a mountain, broadly in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park, if far, from the road. Electra Peak is the 14th highest mountain in Yosemite National Park. Electra Peak may have been named for a play called Electra.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blue Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
117 min walk • Blue Lake is a lake in Madera County, California, in the United States. The name is likely descriptive.
5.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Cathedral Range, Yosemite National Park
135 min walk • The Cathedral Range is a mountain range immediately to the south of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. The range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada. The range is named after Cathedral Peak, which resembles a cathedral spire.
2.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Davis, Ansel Adams Wilderness
54 min walk • Mount Davis is a prominent peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness on the Inyo National Forest and south of Yosemite National Park. The peak was named in honor of Lieutenant Milton Fennimore Davis, who was with the first troops detailed to guard Yosemite National Park.