Mount Ritter
| Mount Ritter | |
|---|---|
California highest major peaks 15th | |
| Coordinates | 37°41′22″N 119°11′57″W / 37.689378°N 119.1990298°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Ritter Location in California  Mount Ritter Mount Ritter (the United States) | |
| Location | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Ritter |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Metavolcanic rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1872 by John Muir[4] |
| Easiest route | Snow/rock scramble |
Mount Ritter is the highest mountain in
highest mountain peak in California
with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence.
Geography
Mount Ritter is made of strikingly dark rock and is quite prominent due to its height and isolation.[1] It is in the middle of the Ritter Range, which includes neighboring Banner Peak and the Minarets. The prominent and memorable shape of the Ritter–Banner pair is visible from high elevations far to the north and south in the Sierra Nevada.
Mount Ritter was named by
Berlin during the 1840s.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Mount Ritter 37.6852 N, 119.2000 W, Elevation: 12,306 ft (3,751 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.7 (−1.8) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
34.3 (1.3) |
41.9 (5.5) |
51.5 (10.8) |
59.4 (15.2) |
58.9 (14.9) |
53.4 (11.9) |
44.6 (7.0) |
34.8 (1.6) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
41.1 (5.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 19.3 (−7.1) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
39.1 (3.9) |
46.5 (8.1) |
45.8 (7.7) |
40.5 (4.7) |
32.6 (0.3) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
19.5 (−6.9) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.0 (−12.2) |
7.4 (−13.7) |
9.1 (−12.7) |
11.2 (−11.6) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
33.6 (0.9) |
32.7 (0.4) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
20.7 (−6.3) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
10.4 (−12.0) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 11.94 (303) |
9.36 (238) |
8.97 (228) |
5.18 (132) |
2.76 (70) |
0.70 (18) |
0.53 (13) |
0.37 (9.4) |
0.48 (12) |
2.93 (74) |
4.11 (104) |
10.03 (255) |
57.36 (1,456.4) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Mount Ritter, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Mount Ritter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ Muir, John. "The Mountains of California". Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^
Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 183. ISBN 0-89997-047-8.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
Media related to Mount Ritter at Wikimedia Commons- "Mount Ritter". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- "Aerial View of Ritter, Banner, and Surrounding Peaks". Retrieved 2011-06-01.
