Minaret Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
#4 among attractions in Ansel Adams Wilderness


Facts and practical information
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. ()
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Minaret Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Rainbow Falls, Thousand Island Lake, Banner Peak, Mount Ritter.
5.8 miSENatural attraction, Waterfall, ParkRainbow Falls, Mammoth Lakes
148 min walk • Rainbow Falls is the highest waterfall on the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River, in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains of California, in the United States.
4.3 miNNature, Natural attraction, LakeThousand Island Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
110 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.
3.1 miNWNature, Natural attraction, MountainBanner Peak, Ansel Adams Wilderness
81 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 miNWNature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Ritter, Ansel Adams Wilderness
76 min walk • Mount Ritter is the highest mountain in Madera County, California, in the Western United States, at an elevation of 13,149 feet.
1.1 miWNature, Natural attraction, MountainMinarets, Ansel Adams Wilderness
28 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.
6.3 miNWMountainElectra Peak, Yosemite National Park
162 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.
5 miNWNature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Davis, Ansel Adams Wilderness
128 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.
7.4 miSENature, Natural attraction, VolcanoRed Cones, John Muir Wilderness
190 min walk • The Red Cones are a pair of cinder cones near Devils Postpile National Monument, in eastern Madera County of central California. They are within the eastern Sierra Nevada and Inyo National Forest.
5.4 miEGeologic formation, Lookout, ParkMinaret Summit, Inyo National Forest
137 min walk • Minaret Summit is a mountain pass on Highway 203 in the central Sierra Nevada. The pass, lying on the Madera-Mono County border, is within the Mammoth Ranger District of the Inyo National Forest and located near Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes, and Mammoth Mountain.
1.6 miNNature, Natural attraction, LakeCabin Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
41 min walk • Cabin Lake is a lake in Madera County, California, in the United States. Cabin Lake was named for a cabin which stood nearby.
3.6 miNNature, Natural attraction, LakeAltha Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
92 min walk • Altha Lake is a lake in the Sierra Nevada in eastern Madera County, California. It is within the boundaries of the Ansel Adams Wilderness, and in the Sierra National Forest.