Banner Peak

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Banner Peak is a prominent mountain in California’s Sierra Nevada, noted for its striking profile above the Ritter Range and the nearby John Muir Trail.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Banner Peak canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature
mountain
accessTrail John Muir Trail
Pacific Crest Trail
surface form: Pacific Crest Trail (nearby sections)
climbingSeason early fall
summer
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Madera County, California NERFINISHED
easiestRoute class 2–3 scramble
scramble
elevation 12942 ft
3935 m
firstAscent 1883
firstAscentBy A. H. Sylvester
John Miller
Willard D. Johnson
geologicAge Cretaceous
hasGlacier Banner Glacier
isPopularWith backpackers
mountaineers
photographers
latitude 37.688° N
listing California 13,000-foot Peaks
Sierra Peaks Section
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada
United States of America
surface form: United States
longitude 119.186° W
managedBy Inyo National Forest
mountainRange Sierra Nevada
namedAfter unknown origin (name in use by late 19th century)
near John Muir Trail
nearestHigherNeighbor Mount Ritter NERFINISHED
notableFor scenic views of High Sierra
striking profile above Ritter Range
overlooks Thousand Island Lake NERFINISHED
parentPeak Mount Ritter
partOf Ritter Range
photoSubject Thousand Island Lake and Banner Peak
prominence 851 ft
region central Sierra Nevada
surface form: Central Sierra Nevada
rockType granodiorite
state California, United States
surface form: California
topographicMap USGS Mount Ritter NERFINISHED
withinProtectedArea Ansel Adams Wilderness

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Ritter isNeighborOf Banner Peak
Ansel Adams Wilderness contains Banner Peak
Ritter Range notablePeak Banner Peak