Banner Peak
Banner Peak rises to 3,940 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the south-southwest, 0.6 miles off. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 13 miles off.
The story
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. The peak was named in 1883 by USGS topographer Willard D. Johnson who observed a banner cloud streaming from the summit.
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Wikidata Q4856923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3940 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 13 mi
- Lembert Dome · 15 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 16 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ritter: 0.6 mi
- Mount Davis: 1.9 mi
- Waller Minaret: 1.9 mi
- Leonard Minaret: 2.1 mi
- Turner Minaret: 2.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 5.8 mi
- Minarets Falls: 7.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 8.9 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 9.1 mi
- Florence Falls: 9.6 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 7.6 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 10.1 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 11.4 mi
- Mill City Mine: 12.1 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
- Hartley Springs: 9.7 mi
- Big Springs: 14.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.8 mi
- The Buttresses: 8.3 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 12.2 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- The Alcove: 16.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 8.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.8 mi
- Hot Spring: 17.8 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 8.4 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 11.8 mi
- Community Center Park: 12.0 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 13.1 mi
- Trails End Park: 13.9 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 13.4 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 18.6 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 20.1 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 21.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 21.7 mi
- Devils Postpile: 7.8 mi
- Perched Boulder: 8.9 mi
- Upside-Down House: 18.6 mi
- South Tufa Area: 19.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 19.4 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 7.8 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 19.4 mi
- Danburg Beach: 22.2 mi
- Bennettville: 17.0 mi
- Mono Mills: 18.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 18.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Banner Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | SSW 207° | 4,007 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Lyell | NW 305° | 3,993 m | 5.1 mi |
| Kuna Peak | N 355° | 3,958 m | 8.1 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | WNW 300° | 3,956 m | 4.0 mi |
| Koip Peak | N 357° | 3,954 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Maclure | NW 305° | 3,933 m | 5.7 mi |
| Parker Peak | N 4° | 3,919 m | 8.1 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | N 359° | 3,881 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256500 — Banner Peak, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796748
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 20 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 21 mi
- Mono Lake · 24 mi
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