Mount Ritter - Definition

Mount Ritter
Mount Ritter from the east
Elevation:	13,140 ft (4,005 m)
Latitude:	37° 41′ 22″ N
Longitude:	119° 11′ 53″ W
Location:	California, USA
Topo map:	USGS Mount Ritter
Range:	Sierra Nevada
Type:	Metavolcanic rock
Age of rock:	Cretaceous
First ascent:	1872 by John Muir
Easiest route:	snow/rock scramble

Mount Ritter is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA. It is made of striking dark rock, and is quite prominent, because it is the highest peak within 30 miles (48 km), and also the high point of Mono County. It is in the middle of the Ritter Range, which include Banner Peak and the Minarets.

External links

• Mount Ritter on Peakbagger.com (http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2626)
• John Muir on Mount Ritter (http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/mount_ritter.html)
• Maps and aerial photos
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.68944&lon=-119.19806&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100)
  • Aerial photograph from Terraserver (http://terraservice.net/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-119.19806&lat=37.68944&w=750&h=500)
  • Surrounding area map from Census Bureau (http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen?lat=37.68944&lon=-119.19806&wid=.5&ht=.5&iht=400&iwd=600&mlat=37.68944&mlon=-119.19806&msym=bigdot&n=CITIES,GRID,majroads,states,counties,places,water,shorelin,miscell)
  • Location in US from Census Bureau (http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen?lat=36.0000&lon=-97.0000&wid=50&ht=28&iwd=550&iht=260&mlat=37.68944&mlon=-119.19806&on=GRID&off=BACK&msym=smalldot)