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Mount Whitney Trail. Proceed cautiously on this 21.2-mile out-and-back trail near Lone Pine, California. Generally considered a highly challenging route, it should only be attempted by experienced adventurers. This is a very popular area for backpacking, camping, and hiking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring.
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- Lone Pine, California, United States
Mt. Whitney Trail starts in Inyo National Forest at Whitney Portal, 8,300 feet above sea level. The trail gains over 6,200 feet of elevation before reaching the summit in Sequoia National Park. The summit of Mt. Whitney is the southern end of the John Muir Trail. Choose your dates wisely. The Mt. Whitney Trail is a non-technical, but strenuous ...
Length 8.8 miElevation gain 6,148 ftRoute type Out & back. Proceed cautiously on this 8.8-mile out-and-back trail near Lone Pine, California. Generally considered a highly challenging route, it should only be attempted by experienced adventurers. This is a popular trail for backpacking, rock climbing, and skiing, but you can still enjoy some ...
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- Lone Pine, California, United States
Take your time though; there are over 70 pictures. Let me know what you think at the end. This trail is about 21 miles round trip and 6,000 feet of elevation, so it is no joke! First, here is a video I made on hiking Mt Whitney in 2023. Mt Whitney: Hiking the Tallest Mountain in the USA (Outside Alaska) Watch on.
Mount Whitney USGS Topographic Map Commercial dealer offers standard quad for $6.95. Fun, but bloody long, day-hike on the Whitney Trail; Trip Report: Whitney Trail, June 2010 by backcountrybliss.net; Mount Whitney, August 2002; Mt.Whitney East Face in winter of 1983 Miguel carmona on Fresh Air Traverse, East Face in winter of 1983.
- 14505 ft / 4421 m
- Mountain/Rock
- 36.57860°N / 118.293°W
Mt. Whitney Trail climbs over 6,000 feet in 11 miles. When free of snow, it provides a strenuous, non-technical route to the summit of Mt. Whitney. Additional skills and equipment are necessary for safe travel when snow and ice are present. The trail is usually relatively snow-free from late June to mid-October. Area Map.
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Mount Whitney ( Paiute: Tumanguya; Too-man-i-goo-yah) is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). [1] It is in East – Central California, on the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, and 84.6 miles (136.2 km) [8] west-northwest of North America's ...
