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Banner Peak

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Topo map
  
Easiest route
  
Scramble, class 2

First ascent
  
1883

Age of rock
  
Mountain type
  
Metavolcanic rock

Elevation
  
3,943 m

Prominence
  
263 m

Parent peak
  

Listing
  
Sierra Peaks SectionWestern States Climbers Enblem peak

Location
  
Parent range
  
Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada

Mountain range
  
Sierra Nevada, Ritter Range

Similar
  
Mount Ritter, Minarets, Mount Lyell, Mount Davis, Cathedral Peak

Banner Peak is the second tallest peak in the Ritter Range of California's Sierra Nevada. The mountain is 12,942 feet (3,945 m) tall, and there are several glaciers on its slopes. It lies within the boundaries of the Ansel Adams Wilderness; at the foot of the peak lie Garnet Lake, Lake Ediza, and the famous Thousand Island Lake. Banner Peak is near the town of Mammoth Lakes; from there, climbers can hike to the foot of the mountain where various routes reach the summit, the easiest of which is a class 2 from the west end of Thousand Island Lake and then the saddle between Banner Peak and the slightly taller Mount Ritter. Other nearby lakes include Lake Catherine and Shadow Lake.

Contents

Map of Banner Peak, California, USA

The peak was named in 1883 by USGS topographer Willard D. Johnson who observed a banner cloud streaming from the summit.

Sierra high route mt ritter and banner peak


References

Banner Peak Wikipedia


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