| location = Ansel Adams Wilderness,<br>Madera County, California, U.S.
| map = California#USA
| map_caption = Location in California
| map_size = 240
| label_position = below
| range = Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada
| coordinates =
| range_coordinates =
| coordinates_ref =
| topo = USGS Mount Ritter
| type = Metavolcanic rock
| age = Cretaceous
| first_ascent = 1872 by John Muir
| easiest_route = Snow/rock scramble
Mount Ritter is the highest mountain in Madera County, California, in the Western United States, at an elevation of . It is also the highest and most prominent peak of its namesake, the Ritter Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada in the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. Mount Ritter is the 15th highest mountain peak in California with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence.
Geography
Mount Ritter is made of strikingly dark rock and is quite prominent due to its height and isolation.
Climate
See also
- List of highest points in California by county