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The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States. The wilderness spans 231,533 acres – much of which is located inside the Inyo and Sierra National Forests, and the remaining acres covers nearly all of Devils Postpile National Monument. Yosemite National Park lies to the north and northwest, while the John Muir Wilderness lies to the south.

The wilderness was established as part of the original Wilderness Act in 1964 as the Minarets Wilderness. The 109,500-acre Minarets Wilderness was created by enlarging and renaming the Mount Dana-Minarets Primitive Area. In 1984, after his death, the area was expanded and renamed in memory of Ansel Adams, well-known environmentalist and nature photographer who is famous for his black-and-white landscape photographs of the Sierra Nevada.

The Ansel Adams wilderness spans in elevation from 3,500 to 13,157 feet, forming the northern end of the High Sierra. The centerpiece of the Ansel Adams wilderness is the Ritter Range, which includes dark meta-volcanic glaciated mountains such as Mount Ritter, Banner Peak, and The Minarets.

Immediately to the east of the Ritter Range is the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River, which contains Devils Postpile, a series of basaltic columns that were revealed and smoothed by glacier action. The Middle Fork originates from Thousand Island Lake, at the foot of Banner Peak, one of the largest backcountry lakes in the Sierra.

To the east of the Middle Fork canyon is the true Sierra Crest, which, at roughly 10,000 feet of elevation is lower than the Ritter Range. This relatively low region of the Crest allows winter storms through and cause large amounts of snowfall on Mammoth Mountain, which sits in the gap. The gap also allows migration of plants and animals across the Sierra Crest.

To the west of the Ritter Range lies the canyon of the North Fork of the San Joaquin, a relatively remote and less visited high-country area. The southern part of the wilderness contains the 3,000 feet deep canyon of the main San Joaquin River, which flows out of the Sierra Nevada to California’s Central Valley.

Ansel Adams Wilderness Books

Big Sur Maps

Big Sur Coast, California

Several hiking maps exist for this epic Central Coast region of California
Los Padres NF, Ventana, Gorda, Lucia, Limekiln State Park, Big Sur, CA

Lucia Patio

Patio @ Lucia, South Big Sur Coast (burned down recently)

NatGeo Big Sur Map #814

Big Sur Coast Map

National Geographic Trails Illustrated Topo Map for Big Sur NatGeo
Central Coast Maps, Big Sur Coast, California Big Sur

Big Sur, California Central Coast Map w/ Ventana Wilderness and Los Padres National Forest. Trails Illustrated Map #814 by NatGeo. Silver Peak Wilderness, California Coastal State Parks, Monterey County Parks, PInnacles National Monument. All trails, trailheads, campgrounds, rivers, creeks, forests and parks between Monterey and San Simeon.

Big Sur Ventana

OLD EDITION

Andrew Molera State Park, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Big Sur National Wild River, Mill Creek Redwood Preserve, Palo Corona Regional Park, Glendeven Ranch, Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Preserve, Garrata State Park, Point Lobos Ranch, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel River State Beach, Asilomar State Beach, Fort Ord Dunes State Park, Toro Regional Park, Garland Ranch Regional Park, Cachagua Community Park, Miller Canyon, Bottchers Gap Campground, Tassajara, Arroyo Seco, Gabilan Range, Salinas River, Sierra de Salinas, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Limekiln State Park, Alder Creek Campground, John Little State Reserve, Slate Hot Springs, Santa Lucia Range, Cone Peak Gradient, Sand Dollar Beach, Jade Cove Big Sur Coast, Fort Hunter Liggett Military Base, San Antonio Pedira, Nacimiento Road, Nacimiento-Fergusson, Salmon Creek Road, Silver Peak Wilderness, Los Burros Road, Willow Creek, Plaskett Creek Campground, Coastal Highway 1 and US Route 101 on Central Coast California.

Printed on waterproof plastic in 2012. ISBN# 9781566955782

avenza mapsget a digital version of this map
NatGeo Map 814 – Big Sur Map

Redwoods Inland

This Central California Coastal region covers the north end of Los Padres National Forest, Ventana and Silver Peak Wilderness, Pinnacles National Monument, much of Fort Hunter Liggett, plus nearby State Parks – Andrew Molera State Park, Garrapata State Park, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Point Sur State Historic Park, Limekiln State Park, Point Lobos State Reserve & California Sea Otter Game Refuge.

Wilderness Press Map Big Sur

Topo Map

This recreation map for the California Central Coast includes all of the Big Sur coastline with Ventana & Silver Peak Wilderness.

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digital maps for download

USFS Topo Map – Big Sur California
USFS Topo Map – Los Padres NF, Big Sur Visitor Map
USFS Topo Map – Tassajara Hot Springs
Redwood Hikes Press Map – Andrew Molera State Park
USGS Topo Map – Big Sur, CA (free)
USGS Topo Map – Cone Peak (free)
USGS Topo Map – Ventana Cones (free)
USGS Topo Map – Monterey, CA (free)
USGS Topo Map – Carmel Valley, CA (free)
USGS Topo Map – Partington Ridge (free)

big sur dirt roads

beaches, forest, state parks & wilderness areas along this coastline:
Andrew Molera State Park
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Limekiln State Park
Los Padres National Forest
Pfeiffer Beach
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Sand Dollar Beach
Silver Peak Wilderness
Ventana Wilderness

nearby towns:

back roads

Coconino National Forest Map

Coconino Forest Map

coconino map

Camping Prescott / Arizona Map Prescott / AZ National Forest Maps

hikers mapUSDA Coconino National Forest Map, Prescott National Forest Map, Prescott Arizona Hiking Map, Williams AZ, Prescott Backpacking Maps, Topo Map AZ, Chino Valley, Camp Verde, Fort Verde, Hiking Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness Pine Mountain, Cedar Bench AZ, Mingus Mountain Campground, Powell Springs, Apache Creek Wilderness, Juniper Mesa Wilderness, Granite Mountain Wilderness, Granite Mtn. AZ, Castle Creek Wilderness Map. Waterproof plastic map paper. Printed in 2013. ISBN# 9781593512439

Coconino Map

OLDER VERSION

Explore the super scenic deserts of the Southwest US. These current Arizona Maps will help with road trip planning, sightseeing, driving routes, overnight camping and lodging options, not to mention trailheads, forest boundaries and flowing creeks. Discover more wilderness and less people, with a detailed, official USDA map.

Scenic views of red rock canyons, stands of old-growth pine, streams, lakes, golden aspen groves in autumn, and snow covered slopes in the winter.  Backpacking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, snow ski.

Coconino National Forest covers 1.8 million acres – varying from enchanting semi-arid desert, magnificent ponderosa pine forests, to incredible views from alpine tundra. Elevations range from 2,600′ in canyon bottoms to 12,643′ at the peak of San Francisco Mountain.

 

camping maps

see also – 

Flagstaff Sedona Map by NatGeo
Anza Borrego Desert Map

Mount Tamalpais Maps

Mount Tam Map

Mount Tam Trails Map
NatGeo Map Mt Tam & Point Reyes
Tamalpais State Park Map #266

NatGeo Trails Illustrated Mount Tamalpais State Park Map #266. NatGeo Mount Tamalpais Map. Point Reyes Map, Mt Tam Topo Map. Pt Reyes Topographic Map. Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Tomales Bay, Muir Woods National Monument, San Francisco Bay Area Hiking Trails. Marin Hiking Trails Hiking Trails. GPS Compatible, Full UTM Grid. Waterproof ISBN# 9781566955768

Mount Tam Map NatGeo, Mt Tamalpais Topo Map

Point Reyes Hiking Maps

Point Reyes Lighthouse

Mount Tamalpais Trail Map
Tom Harrison

Mount Tam

Tom Harrison Trail Map: Mount Tamalpais Trail Map, Mount Tamalpais State Park Map; Marin County Open Space, Marin Municipal Water District, San Francisco Hiking Maps, San Francisco Hikes, Backpacking Point Reyes. Camping Point Reyes Redwoods. Mount Tam Hiking, Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Durable, waterproof plastic map; Folded. Map Scale: 24K; ISBN# 9781877689741

hikers map

Muir Woods Map Marin

nearby towns:

Mount Tam Map

Bay Area Trail Map
Mount Tamapais

Mt Tamalpais Map

hiking trail map

see also –
Point Reyes Trail Map by Tom Harrison
San Francisco Trail Maps
San Francisco Bay Area Maps