Adventure · August 2025 · Eastern Sierra

Thousand Island Lakes Overlanding

A long alpine loop through the Ritter Range, built around the original GPX track. Granite, open water, and a full day moving through the High Sierra beneath Banner Peak.

21.0 miDistance

4,732 ftElevation gain

10,699 ftHigh point

8h 55mElapsed time

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The route

Ritter Range in relief

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Building the terrain from elevation tiles…

Route from the supplied GPX track · Terrain rendered with MapLibre

Field notes

From the route

The day moved from exposed granite and high lakes to Thousand Island Lake itself, with the Ritter Range holding the skyline throughout.

Hiker beside an alpine lake beneath Banner Peak — Thousand Island Lake beneath the Ritter Range.

Hiker crossing open High Sierra terrain — Open country above the tree line.

Trail approaching a rocky mountain in the Eastern Sierra — At the base of the range.

Wide view across a rocky alpine basin — High, dry, and exposed.

High Sierra trail and granite landscape — Granite miles.

Alpine lake along the Thousand Island Lakes loop — Water along the route.