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Banner Peak
Banner Peak from Thousand Island Lake
Highest point
Elevation	12,942 ft (3,945 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	856 ft (261 m)
Parent peak	Mount Ritter
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section Western States Climbers Enblem peak
Coordinates	37°41′48″N 119°11′43″W / 37.6966°N 119.1951415°W / 37.6966; -119.1951415
Geography
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Location	Madera County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Ritter
Geology
Rock age	Cretaceous
Rock type	Metavolcanic rock
Climbing
First ascent	1883 by Willard D. Johnson and John Miller
Easiest route	Scramble, class 2

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.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Banner Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.

References

1. ^ "Banner Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
2. "Key Col for Banner Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
3. ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
4. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
5. "Banner Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
6. ^ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 392. ISBN 978-0898869712.
7. Daly, Dave. "Banner Peak". summitpost.org. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
8. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
9. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.

External links

• Media related to Banner Peak at Wikimedia Commons
• Weather forecast: Banner Peak

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