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.
| Wednesday 5/15 Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph. |
| Wednesday Night 5/15 Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 10 to 15 mph. |
| Thursday 5/16 Sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. |
| Thursday Night 5/16 Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph. |
| Friday 5/17 Sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Friday Night 5/17 Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. |
| Saturday 5/18 A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Snow level rising to 11200 feet in the afternoon. Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. |
| Saturday Night 5/18 Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Sunday 5/19 A slight chance of snow showers between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Some thunder is also possible. Sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. |
| Sunday Night 5/19 Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Monday 5/20 A 10 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Monday Night 5/20 Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
| Tuesday 5/21 Sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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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