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 3/4 Sunny and cold, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. |
| Wednesday Night 3/4 Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -4. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. |
| Thursday 3/5 Sunny and cold, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -4. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
| Thursday Night 3/5 Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -5. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
| Friday 3/6 Sunny and cold, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. |
| Friday Night 3/6 Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. |
| Saturday 3/7 Sunny and cold, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. |
| Saturday Night 3/7 Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a north northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. |
| Sunday 3/8 Sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Sunday Night 3/8 Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 10 mph. |
| Monday 3/9 Sunny, with a high near 43. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
| Monday Night 3/9 Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. |
| Tuesday 3/10 Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind around 10 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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