Ansel Adams Wilderness

Fire restrictions

Who manages Ansel Adams Wilderness

Getting to Ansel Adams Wilderness

• June Lake, CA is the nearest town, 0.6 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)

Trailheads at Ansel Adams Wilderness

• Fern Lake (D52)Trailhead (inside the boundary, 7,553 ft), at 37.6272, -119.0858
• John Muir Trail North Trailhead (inside the boundary, 7,557 ft), at 37.6272, -119.0857
• Minaret Lake Trailhead (inside the boundary, 7,553 ft), at 37.6272, -119.0858
• Rush Creek Trailhead (inside the boundary, 9,485 ft), at 37.4696, -119.0771
• Portal Forebay Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 7,031 ft), at 37.3239, -119.0677
• Mono Crossing (0.02 mi outside the boundary, 7,020 ft), at 37.3243, -119.0686
• High Trail Trailhead (0.04 mi outside the boundary, 8,350 ft), at 37.6829, -119.0844
• Agnew Mead. Wildflower Th (0.12 mi outside the boundary, 8,338 ft), at 37.6811, -119.0807

Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Ansel Adams Wilderness

• Mount Ritter summit about 13,129 ft
• Koip Peak summit about 12,962 ft
• Kuna Peak summit about 12,945 ft
• Bench Canyon canyon
• Snow Canyon canyon
• Agnew Meadows lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Fishing and water

• San Joaquin River, South Fork fishing (0.1 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Ellery Lake fishing (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Portal Forebay fishing (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Silver Lake fishing (0.4 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Tioga Lake fishing (0.4 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.

Public lands next to Ansel Adams Wilderness

• National forest Most of Ansel Adams Wilderness lies inside Sierra National Forest.
• National Park Service unitAnsel Adams Wilderness borders Devils Postpile National Monument.
• Wilderness areaAnsel Adams Wilderness borders Hoover Wilderness.
• National forestAnsel Adams Wilderness borders Inyo National Forest.
• Wilderness areaAnsel Adams Wilderness borders John Muir Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaAnsel Adams Wilderness borders Owens River Headwaters Wilderness.
• National Park Service unitAnsel Adams Wilderness borders Yosemite National Park.
• Wilderness areaAnsel Adams Wilderness borders Yosemite Wilderness.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in California

• Argus Range Wilderness (Inyo County)
• Avawatz Mountains Wilderness (San Bernardino County)
• Beauty Mountain Wilderness (Riverside County)
• Big Maria Mountains Wilderness (Riverside County)
• Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness (San Bernardino County)

California wilderness areas