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| Mount Ritter | |
|---|---|
 Mount Ritter (on the left) from the John Muir Trail | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,149 ft (4,008 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 3,957 ft (1,206 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Red Slate Mountain[1] |
| Listing |
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| 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 | Ansel Adams Wilderness, Madera County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Ritter Range, 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 Madera County, California, in the Western United States, at an elevation of 13,149 feet (4,008 m). It is also the highest and most prominent peak of its namesake, the Ritter Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada in the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. Mount Ritter is the 15th highest mountain peak in California with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence.
- ^ a b c "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.