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.
| Sunday 3/26 Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -21. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. |
| Sunday Night 3/26 Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -16. North wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. |
| Monday 3/27 Sunny and cold, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -14. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
| Monday Night 3/27 Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -7. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. |
| Tuesday 3/28 Snow, mainly after 11am. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 21. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible. |
| Tuesday Night 3/28 Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 9. Windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 13 to 19 inches possible. |
| Wednesday 3/29 Snow. High near 17. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. |
| Wednesday Night 3/29 Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
| Thursday 3/30 Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
| Thursday Night 3/30 A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. |
| Friday 3/31 A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 23. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. |
| Friday Night 3/31 Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Saturday 4/1 A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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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