Mount Whitney
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Mount Whitney rises to 4,420 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the north, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Keeler Needle, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
Mount Whitney (Paiute: Tumanguya) is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada range, and is the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It is located in East–Central California along the border of Inyo and Tulare counties. The mountain's west slope is in Sequoia National Park and the summit is the southern terminus of the John Muir Trail, which runs 211.9 mi (341.0 km) from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley. The eastern slopes are in Inyo National Forest in Inyo County. Mount Whitney is ranked 18th by topographic isolation and 81st by prominence on Earth. It is the tallest mountain in the United States outside of Alaska.
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Wikidata Q235539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4419.6 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Keeler Needle: 0.2 mi
- Crooks Peak: 0.3 mi
- Lewis Peak: 0.4 mi
- Aiguille Extra: 0.5 mi
- Aiguille du Paquoir: 0.5 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 1.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.7 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 12.9 mi
- Boron Springs: 14.5 mi
- Tub Springs: 15.3 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 6.0 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 9.0 mi
- Cousin Jack: 12.1 mi
- Walt's Point: 12.3 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 12.4 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 9.2 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 9.3 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 9.3 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 9.4 mi
- Tremors (movie site): 9.4 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 10.2 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 15.0 mi
- Volcano Falls: 16.6 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 12.4 mi
- Kado's Garden: 12.6 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 12.7 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 12.7 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 12.8 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 7.7 mi
- Lathe Arch: 9.5 mi
- Mobius Arch: 9.5 mi
- Heart Arch: 9.6 mi
- Palette Arch: 9.7 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 2.3 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 9.4 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 9.8 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 9.9 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 9.9 mi
- Spainhower Park: 12.8 mi
- Merritt Park: 12.8 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Independence Park: 16.0 mi
- Dehy Park: 16.4 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 12.8 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 12.9 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 13.0 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 16.2 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 16.2 mi
- Kearsarge: 16.1 mi
- San Carlos: 18.1 mi
- Bend City: 18.9 mi
- Swansea: 21.9 mi
- Keeler: 24.1 mi
- Miss Alabama: 10.8 mi
- Paiute Mural: 12.8 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 9.4 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 18.1 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Mount Whitney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | N 349° | 4,383 m | 5.5 mi |
| Keeler Needle | S 171° | 4,361.2 m | 0.2 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SSE 164° | 4,341.7 m | 0.3 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SSE 161° | 4,306.7 m | 0.4 mi |
| Mount Russell | N 4° | 4,296 m | 0.8 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SSE 165° | 4,289 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Langley | SE 143° | 4,277 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | NNW 335° | 4,275 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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