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  2. Mount Whitney - Wikipedia

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    Mount Whitney (Paiute: Too-man-i-goo-yah [6] or Too-man-go-yah [7]) is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). [1] It is in East–Central California, in the Sierra Nevada, on the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, and 84.6 miles (136.2 km) [8] west-northwest of North America's lowest topographic point, Badwater ...

  3. Mount Whitney Trail - Wikipedia

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    View of the summit from Whitney Portal, where the Mount Whitney Trail begins.. The Mount Whitney Trail starts at Whitney Portal. [5] The 11-mile (18 km) long trail is non-technical when free of snow and ice, usually from July to late September, but is a strenuous hike that requires good physical fitness.

  4. List of mountain peaks of California - Wikipedia

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    Of the most prominent summits of California, only Mount Whitney exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet) of topographic prominence. Five peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), nine peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet), and 35 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.

  5. List of mountain peaks by prominence - Wikipedia

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    Location Coordinates [1] Prominence (m) ... Mount Whitney: ... Lists and/or maps covering all peaks in the world with 1500 m+ prominence. Compiled by Aaron Maizlish.

  6. Whitney Portal, California - Wikipedia

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    Whitney Portal (formerly Hunter Flat and Hunters Camp) is the end of the Whitney Portal road in Inyo County, California, 13.7 miles (22 km) west of Lone Pine at an elevation of 8,374 feet (2,552 m). [1] Whitney Portal is the gateway to Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States; it is the trailhead for the Mount Whitney Trail.

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  8. Missing hiker died in fall on Mt. Whitney trail in California ...

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    Mount Whitney is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which spans 430 miles across eastern California. It is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states with an elevation of 14,494 feet.

  9. Smithsonian Institution Shelter - Wikipedia

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    The Smithsonian Institution Shelter, also known as the Mount Whitney Summit Shelter and the Mount Whitney Hut, was built in 1909 on the summit plateau of Mount Whitney, in the Sierra Nevada within Sequoia National Park, in California. It is the highest permanent building in the contiguous United States.