4187 x 2787 px | 35,4 x 23,6 cm | 14 x 9,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
12. Juli 2010
Ort:
Stream below Thousand Island Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Weitere Informationen:
Banner Peak is the second tallest peak in the Ritter Range of California's Sierra Nevada. The mountain is 12, 936 feet (3, 943 m) tall and there are a few 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[3] from the west end of Thousand-Island Lake and then the saddle between Banner Peak and the slightly-taller Mount Ritter. Other nearby lakes to the peak include Lake Catherine and Shadow Lake. The peak was named in 1883 by USGS topographer Willard D. Johnson who observed a banner cloud streaming from the summit.[6]
