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.
| Thursday 4/2 A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 6. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. |
| Thursday Night 4/2 Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Friday 4/3 Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as zero. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
| Friday Night 4/3 Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 9. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. |
| Saturday 4/4 Sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
| Saturday Night 4/4 Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. |
| Sunday 4/5 Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. |
| Sunday Night 4/5 Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
| Monday 4/6 Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. |
| Monday Night 4/6 Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Tuesday 4/7 Sunny, with a high near 42. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
| Tuesday Night 4/7 A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
| Wednesday 4/8 A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
| Additional Forecasts and Information 4/8 Zone Area Forecast for Upper San Joaquin River, CA |
| Forecast Discussion 4/9 Printable Forecast |
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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