Ritter Range

The Ritter Range is a small mountain range within California's Sierra Nevada. Most of the mountain range lies within the Ansel Adams Wilderness. The John Muir Trail passes by many lakes within the Ritter Range.

Photo: Steve Dunleavy, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Ritter and Banner Peak.

Mount Ritter

Peak

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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.

Banner Peak

Peak

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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.

Mount Davis

Peak

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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. Mount Davis is situated 2 miles northwest of Ritter Range.

Ritter Range

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 12,024 feet
Description: small mountain range in California’s Sierra Nevada
Categories: mountain range and landform
Location: Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.69382° or 37° 41′ 38″ north

Longitude

-119.19792° or 119° 11′ 53″ west

Elevation

12,024 feet (3,665 metres)

Open location code

8592MRV2+GR

GeoNames ID

5387776

Wikidata ID

Q3018696

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Ritter Range” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Ritter Range”
Chinese: “里特山脉”
Dutch: “Ritter Range”
Egyptian Arabic: “سلسلة جبال ريتر”
French: “Ritter Range”
Ladin: “Ritter Range”
Slovenian: “Ritter Range”
Venetian: “Ritter Range”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Devils Postpile National Monument and June Lake.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Catherine and Nydiver Lakes.

Madera County: Must-Visit Destinations

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