Mount Ritter
About
Mount Ritter is a summit of about 13,151 feet in Madera County, California, inside the Ansel Adams Wilderness. The surrounding land is managed by the Forest Service and falls within both Inyo National Forest and Sierra National Forest. The nearest town is June Lake, about 7 miles away. The closest neighbors are the Ritter & Minarets climbing area, about a mile away, and the Ediza Lake Spur Trail, under 2 miles off. Agnew Horse Camp and Agnew Meadows Group Camp are both about 6 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,151 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Ritter
California
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Ansel Adams Wilderness · Wilderness
- Inyo National Forest · National forest
- Sierra National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- June Lake, California · 6.8 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Inyo National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Southern California Edison - Road work in Silver and Wyman Canyon
information · posted Sep 9, 2026
Food and Refuse Storage Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Eastern Sierra Climate and Communities Resilience Project Area Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
fire-restriction · posted Aug 24, 2026
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
fire-restriction · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mount Whitney Zone Access Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Stay Limits, Parking, and Developed Recreation Site Use
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Ritter & MinaretsRock climbing1.3 mi
- Ediza Lake Spur TrailHiking1.7 mi
- EDIZA LAKE SPURHiking1.9 mi
- North Fork San Joaquin RiverCanoeing4.8 mi
- Agnew Horse CampCamping6 mi
- Agnew Meadows Group CampCamping6 mi
- Middle Fork San Joaquin RiverCanoeing6.8 mi
- June Lake AreaRock climbing6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)