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The Mount Whitney Trail is a hiking trail that climbs Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the contiguous United States. It starts at Whitney Portal, 13 miles (21 km) west of the town of Lone Pine, California. The hike is 21.4 mi (34.4 km) round trip, with an elevation gain of over 6,100 feet (1,860 m).
About 90-96 percent of hikers hike north to south, from Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney. [40] [24] There are advantages to starting in Yosemite Valley and hiking south. Although there is a significant net altitude gain this way, starting at a lower altitude allows the hiker time to acclimate to the elevations of the trail rather than immediately ...
Mount Whitney (Paiute: Too-man-i-goo-yah [8] or Too-man-go-yah [9]) 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) [10] west-northwest of North America's lowest topographic point, Badwater ...
Mt. Whitney just opened to hikers and backpackers. It's a tough 22-mile day hike, with or without the pandemic. Hiking Mt. Whitney during (what feels like) the end of the world
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The East Face of Mount Whitney is a technical alpine rock climbing route [1] and is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. [2] Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the contiguous United States. Photo of Jules Eichorn, Norman Clyde, Robert L. M. Underhill and Glen Dawson taken the day after the first ascent.
Mount Whitney’s five main trails are among the most popular and accessible for hikers and backpackers, offering breathtaking views of the Sierra Nevada, as well as the San Joaquin and Owens valleys.
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.