Mount Whitney Trail

Trail in Inyo National Forest · Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono and Inyo Counties, California

21.4 mi · 11,224 ft gain · 12h 45m · Out & back.

Strenuous out-and-back to the 14,505 ft summit of Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous U.S., climbing rocky switchbacks past sheer cliffs and waterfalls, with Outpost Camp along the way.

Trailhead: 36.5869, -118.2453.

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