Mount Ritter
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.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 12,936 feet
- Description: mountain in the Ritter Range subrange of the Sierra Nevada of California
- Also known as: “Mt. Ritter” and “Ritter Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banner Peak and Minarets.
Banner Peak
Peak
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.
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.
Mount Davis
Peak
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 Ritter
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.68906° or 37° 41′ 21″ north
Longitude
-119.19955° or 119° 11′ 58″ west
Elevation
12,936 feet (3,943 metres)
Open location code
8592MRQ2+J5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Ritter from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Slovenian—“Mount Ritter” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “mount Ritter”
- Cebuano: “Mount Ritter”
- Czech: “Mount Ritter”
- Dutch: “Mount Ritter”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت ريتير”
- Estonian: “Mount Ritter”
- Estonian: “Ritter”
- French: “mont Ritter”
- French: “Mont Ritter”
- German: “Mount Ritter”
- Hausa: “Dutsen Ritter”
- Italian: “Monte Ritter”
- Ladin: “Mount Ritter”
- Slovenian: “Mount Ritter”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Devils Postpile National Monument and June Lake.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ritter-Banner Saddle and Ritter Lakes.
Madera County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Madera, Chowchilla, Oakhurst, and Coarsegold.
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