THE ANSEL ADAMS WILDERNESS spans an area of 231,533 acres. Elevations within the wilderness range from 3,500ft, at Hells Half Acre along the Middle Fork San Joaquin River to 13,157ft at the summit of Mt. Ritter. It is arguably some of the most beautiful landscape to be found anywhere in the world.
The wilderness was renamed from the Minarets Wilderness to honour the famous landscape photographer and environmentalist by the 1984 California Wilderness Act. The 1984 law also more than doubled the size of the Minarets Wilderness, extending it south from its original southern boundary in the vicinity of Hemlock Crossing and Devils Postpile all the way to its current extent near Lake Thomas Edison.
Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak along with the Minarets are awe inspiring for climbers and outdoors men of all types. John Muir considered the alpine beauty in this area to be unsurpassed by any other terrain in all the range. He also considered Ediza Lake to be the most beautiful of all the multitudes of lakes in the Sierra.
The 10,591 ft level gives you a good idea of the weather conditions at camping spots such as Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, and Ediza Lake.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE CURRENT WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE MT RITTER / BANNER PEAK / ANSEL ADAMS WILDERNESS AREAS AT 10,591 FT
The wilderness was renamed from the Minarets Wilderness to honour the famous landscape photographer and environmentalist by the 1984 California Wilderness Act. The 1984 law also more than doubled the size of the Minarets Wilderness, extending it south from its original southern boundary in the vicinity of Hemlock Crossing and Devils Postpile all the way to its current extent near Lake Thomas Edison.
Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak along with the Minarets are awe inspiring for climbers and outdoors men of all types. John Muir considered the alpine beauty in this area to be unsurpassed by any other terrain in all the range. He also considered Ediza Lake to be the most beautiful of all the multitudes of lakes in the Sierra.
The 10,591 ft level gives you a good idea of the weather conditions at camping spots such as Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, and Ediza Lake.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE CURRENT WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE MT RITTER / BANNER PEAK / ANSEL ADAMS WILDERNESS AREAS AT 10,591 FT
| June | 17 | Monday Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
| June | 17 | Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| June | 18 | Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. |
| June | 18 | Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. |
| June | 19 | Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the morning. |
| June | 19 | Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. |
| June | 20 | Thursday Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind around 10 mph. |
| June | 20 | Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. |
| June | 21 | Friday Sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind around 5 mph. |
| June | 21 | Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. |
| June | 22 | Saturday Sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph. |
| June | 22 | Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening. |
| June | 23 | Sunday Sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph. |
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North Side of River Trail to the Left
Psalm 8:3-9When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
