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Jan 31, 2023 · (Mary Forgione) By Christopher Reynolds Staff Writer. Jan. 31, 2023 2:23 PM PT. If you’re hoping to climb Mt. Whitney in 2023, Wednesday is the beginning of the drama. That’s when U.S. Forest...
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- Going to Mt. Whitney? What Permit Do You Need?
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There are several different approaches to Mt. Whitney. The type of permit you will need depends on the type of trip and where you will start. The two most popular types of Whitney permits - Day Use of the Mt. Whitney Zone (Day hike permit) and Overnight Use on the Mt. Whitney Trail (starting from Whitney Portal) are explained on the page for Whitne...
Overnight trips on the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek and trips starting from more distant trailheads, like Kearsarge Pass (Onion Valley Road) or Cottonwood Pass (Horseshoe Meadow Road) are not in the lottery. Permits for these and other Inyo National Forest trails, can be reserved online up to 6 months in advance. When selecting your entry trail, i...
Trail Crest is approximately 13,600 ft. in elevation and 2 miles from the summit of Mt. Whitney, where the Mt. Whitney Trail crosses the crest of the Sierra Nevada to join the John Muir Trail in Sequoia National Park. Trail Crest exit quota limits the number of visitors allowed to descend the Mt. Whitney Trail to Whitney Portal Road. This quota doe...
Mt Whitney permits are reserved online only, no walk up. After the lottery any unclaimed dates will open for reservations on April 22nd. Lottery results will be posted on your recreation.gov account on March 15h.
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Apply for 2024 season Mt Whitney Lottery: March 15, 2024: Lottery results published: April 21, 2024: Deadline to confirm awarded lottery reservation and pay $15 per person reservation fees: April 22, 2024: Dates from unclaimed lottery released for web reservation at 7am PST: May 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024: Quota season when number of people per ...
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The online lottery application will appear on the recreation.gov website starting on Feb 1 and will disappear again after March 15. Do not mail or fax applications. The lottery application is completed online. What is reserved in the lottery? Two types of permits are in the lottery, Mt. Whitney Zone Day Use and Overnight on the Mt. Whitney Trail.
Overnight Mt. Whitney Trail permit is reserved by the Mt. Whitney Lottery. Overnight - North Fork of Lone Pine Creek Permit This permit is for trips staying one or more nights and includes Boy Scout or Iceberg Lakes and the approach to climbing routes like Mountaineers Route, East Face, East Buttress, and Mt Russell.
The Mt. Whitney Lottery opens February 1st, 2024. The fee is $15.00 per person. You can apply for your preference of date, group size and trip type, and list up to ten alternate trip choice dates and three alternate leaders on one application.
