Ediza Lake

Ediza Lake is a lake in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 9,272 feet.

Type: Body of water
Description: lake of the United States of America
Also known as: “Edizer Lake”, “Little Shadow Lake”, and “Shadow Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Ritter and Banner Peak.

Mount Ritter

Peak

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 situated 2 miles west of Ediza Lake.

Banner Peak

Peak

Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0.

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. Banner Peak is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ediza Lake.

Minarets

Peak

The Minarets are a series of jagged peaks located in the Ritter Range, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada in the state of California. They are easily viewed from Minaret Summit, which is accessible by auto. Minarets is situated 1½ miles south of Ediza Lake.