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Ansel Adams Wilderness

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Ansel Adams Wilderness
Map
LocationCalifornia, USA
Nearest cityFresno, CA
Area231,000 acres (934 km²)
Established1964
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service
Banner Peak and Mount Davis above Thousand Island Lake

The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California,USA. The wilderness is part of the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. The wilderness was established as part of the original Wilderness Act in 1964 (originally named the Minarets Wilderness). In 1984, after his death, the area was expanded and renamed in honor of Ansel Adams, well-known nature photographer who is famous for his landscape photographs of the Sierra Nevada.

The wilderness spans 230,258 acres (932 km²). Yosemite National Park lies to the north and northwest, while the John Muir Wilderness lies to the south.

Points of interest in the Ansel Adams Wilderness include:

See also

Ansel Adams Wilderness