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Mount Ritter Rock Climbing

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Routes in Mount Ritter

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	North Face T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Easy Snow
	Southeast Glacier 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Easy Snow

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Elevation:	12,627 ft	3,849 m
GPS:	37.6894, -119.19799 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

**13,161 ft (4,012 m)**

Viewed from Ediza Lake Mount Ritter appears as a formidable pyramid - closer inspection reveals that it's..... a formidable pyramid. Mount Ritter is a huge alpine peak, and not to be taken lightly even by its most reasonable route. This area presents a different, and less granitic, picture of the High Sierra, with meadows, and jagged dark peaks looming overhead.

Geologically this area including the Minarets to the south is made from volcanic breccia.

Getting There

Agnew Meadows is the trailhead. Get there either by shuttle bus from Mammoth during the day, or arrive by car late at night.

For routes on the eastern side, follow the trail to Shadow Lake and from there to Ediza Lake - 5.25 miles, 1,100 feet elevation gain. Ritter towers almost 4,000 feet above the lake. Camp west of the lake, the closer to Mount Ritter the better.