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Mount Whitney: Highest Point in California

Information about Mount Whitney, the highest point in California.

Quick Facts About Mount Whitney
HIGHEST PEAK ELEVATION (PER NOAA-NGS): 14,505 feet above sea level
HIGHEST PEAK ELEVATION (PER NPS SUMMIT PLAQUE): 14,496.811 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE ELEVATION: 10,080 feet above surrounding contour line
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Sierra Nevada Mountains
NEAREST TOWN: Lone Pine
PARK: Sequoia National Park
PARK: Sequoia National Park
FOREST: Inyo National Forest
COUNTIES: Inyo County - Tulare County
REGION: Southeast Central California

Climbing Mount Whitney
United States National Parks Service guide to climbing Mount Whitney. Includes access points and things you need to know before you try it.

More About Climbing Mount Whitney
- Hiking the Mount Whitney Trail Brochure (PDF)
- Mount Whitney Zone Map (JPG)
- U.S. Forest Service - Mount Whitney Trail
- U.S. Forest Service - North Fork Lone Pine Creek Trail

Mount Whitney Permits
The Eastern Sierra InterAgency Visitor Center located about a mile south of the community Lone Pine is the only place you can obtain day use permits for Mount Whitney, overnight permits for the Mount Whitney Trail, and overnight permits for the North Fork of the Lone Pine creek Trail.
- Mount Whitney Hiking Permit Lottery
- Eastern Sierra InterAgency Visitor Center
- Mount Whitney Permit Pick-Up Instructions

Wikipedia Introduction to Mount Whitney
Article with introductory information about Mount Whitney. Includes the mountain's geography, elevation measurements, geology, history, climbing routes, trails, and technical climbs.

Mount Whitney Forest Ranger District
The Southern most ranger district in the Inyo National Forest includes Mount Whitney. This article includes information about camping, cabins, fishing, hikign, horseback riding, horseback camping and picnic areas in the district.


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