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 9/20 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind around 5 mph. |
| Saturday Night 9/20 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. |
| Sunday 9/21 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Snow level 11800 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. |
| Sunday Night 9/21 A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. |
| Monday 9/22 Sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
| Monday Night 9/22 Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Tuesday 9/23 A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. |
| Tuesday Night 9/23 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
| Wednesday 9/24 A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. |
| Wednesday Night 9/24 A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 12300 feet lowering to 11600 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. |
| Thursday 9/25 Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. |
| Thursday Night 9/25 Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. |
| Friday 9/26 Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. |
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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