THE ANSEL ADAMS WILDERNESS spans an area of 231,533 acres. Elevations within the wilderness range from 3,500 ft 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 below report is at the 10,591 ft level. It will give you a good idea of the weather conditions at camping spots such as Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, and Ediza Lake.
| Saturday 7/11 Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. |
| Saturday Night 7/11 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Sunday 7/12 A slight chance of rain between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%. |
| Sunday Night 7/12 A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. |
| Monday 7/13 A chance of rain before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. |
| Monday Night 7/13 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Tuesday 7/14 A slight chance of rain, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. |
| Tuesday Night 7/14 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. |
| Wednesday 7/15 A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. |
| Wednesday Night 7/15 Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
| Thursday 7/16 A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Thursday Night 7/16 Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Friday 7/17 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
Above Weather Report Powered by the National Weather Service
Photo shows North Side of River Trail
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!
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