Mount Ritter

Mountain in California, United States
Mount Ritter is located in California
Mount Ritter
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LocationAnsel Adams Wilderness,
Madera County, California, U.S.Parent rangeRitter Range, Sierra NevadaTopo mapUSGS Mount RitterGeologyAge of rockCretaceousMountain typeMetavolcanic rockClimbingFirst ascent1872 by John Muir[4]Easiest routeSnow/rock scramble

Mount Ritter is the highest mountain in Madera County, California, in the Western United States, at an elevation of 13,149 feet (4,008 m). 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 the 15th highest mountain peak in California with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence.

Geography

Mount Ritter is made of strikingly dark rock and is quite prominent due to its height and isolation.[1] It is in the middle of the Ritter Range, which includes neighboring Banner Peak and the Minarets. The prominent and memorable shape of the Ritter–Banner pair is visible from high elevations far to the north and south in the Sierra Nevada.

Mount Ritter was named by Josiah Whitney, chief of the California Geological Survey, for Carl Ritter, who had been a teacher of his when he was a student in Berlin during the 1840s.[5]

Climate

Climate data for Mount Ritter 37.6852 N, 119.2000 W, Elevation: 12,306 ft (3,751 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 28.7
(−1.8) 		27.4
(−2.6) 		30.1
(−1.1) 		34.3
(1.3) 		41.9
(5.5) 		51.5
(10.8) 		59.4
(15.2) 		58.9
(14.9) 		53.4
(11.9) 		44.6
(7.0) 		34.8
(1.6) 		28.6
(−1.9) 		41.1
(5.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 19.3
(−7.1) 		17.4
(−8.1) 		19.6
(−6.9) 		22.7
(−5.2) 		29.7
(−1.3) 		39.1
(3.9) 		46.5
(8.1) 		45.8
(7.7) 		40.5
(4.7) 		32.6
(0.3) 		24.9
(−3.9) 		19.5
(−6.9) 		29.8
(−1.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 10.0
(−12.2) 		7.4
(−13.7) 		9.1
(−12.7) 		11.2
(−11.6) 		17.6
(−8.0) 		26.6
(−3.0) 		33.6
(0.9) 		32.7
(0.4) 		27.5
(−2.5) 		20.7
(−6.3) 		15.0
(−9.4) 		10.4
(−12.0) 		18.5
(−7.5)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 11.94
(303) 		9.36
(238) 		8.97
(228) 		5.18
(132) 		2.76
(70) 		0.70
(18) 		0.53
(13) 		0.37
(9.4) 		0.48
(12) 		2.93
(74) 		4.11
(104) 		10.03
(255) 		57.36
(1,456.4)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Ritter, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  3. ^ "Mount Ritter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  4. ^ Muir, John. "The Mountains of California". Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  5. ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 183. ISBN 0-89997-047-8.
  6. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 8, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.

External links

  • Media related to Mount Ritter at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Mount Ritter". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  • "Aerial View of Ritter, Banner, and Surrounding Peaks". Retrieved 2011-06-01.
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