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Mount Whitney

Table of Contents: Culture and History / History / Landscape / Flora and fauna / Climate / Travel to Mount Whitney, visa requirements / Fees.2FPermits / Get around / Mount Whitney attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Mount Whitney souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Mount Whitney nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Lodging / Camping / Backcountry / Stay safe / Get out More from Eastern Sierra: Big Pine culture, Bishop travel tours, Independence (California) tourist attractions, Lee Vining travel tours, Lone Pine hotels and youth hostels, Mammoth Lakes hotels and youth hostels, Mono Lake hotels and youth hostels, Mount Whitney souvenirs, Owens Valley souvenirs More from Sierra Nevada: Devils Postpile National Monument culture, Eastern Sierra culture, Emerald Bay State Park culture, Fish Camp culture, Lake Tahoe hotels and youth hostels, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks souvenirs, Yosemite National Park culture More from California: Bay Area (California) travel tours, Central Coast (California) travel tours, Desert (California) tourist attractions, El Portal culture, Gold Country hotels and youth hostels, North Coast (California) culture, Sacramento Valley hotels and youth hostels, San Joaquin Valley souvenirs, Shasta Cascades tourist attractions, Sierra Nevada tourist attractions, Southern California tourist attractions More from United States of America: Alaska hotels and youth hostels, Blue Ridge Mountains hotels and youth hostels, California travel tours, Florida tourist attractions, Great Basin souvenirs, Great Plains (United States of America) hotels and youth hostels, Gulf Islands National Seashore culture, Hawaii souvenirs, Mid-Atlantic (United States of America) culture, Midwest (United States of America) travel tours, New England (United States of America) souvenirs, Pacific Northwest (United States of America) souvenirs, Rocky Mountains (United States of America) souvenirs, Southwest (United States of America) hotels and youth hostels, South (United States of America) hotels and youth hostels, Texas travel tours, United States National Parks culture More from North America: Canada culture, Caribbean travel tours, Cascade Mountains travel tours, Central America souvenirs, Great Lakes tourist attractions, Greenland tourist attractions, Mexico travel tours, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon culture, United States of America hotels and youth hostels, Waterton Glacier International Peace Park culture More from Travel Tips 24: Africa culture, Asia tourist attractions, Europe tourist attractions, North America tourist attractions, Oceania souvenirs, South America travel tours Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) souvenirs, Barcelona (Catalonia) travel tours, Rome (Lazio) tourist attractions, Singapore (Southeast Asia) hotels and youth hostels, South Africa (Southern Africa) souvenirs, Western Europe (Europe) tourist attractions, United Kingdom (Western Europe) culture, Europe (Home) tourist attractions, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) culture, Morocco (North Africa) hotels and youth hostels

Mount Whitney [1] is in the Sierra Nevada range in California. At an elevation of 14,505 feet above sea level, it is the highest point in the contiguous United States.

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Culture and History

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History

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Landscape

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Flora and fauna

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Climate

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Travel to Mount Whitney, visa requirements

The mountain is accessible via the city of Lone Pine on US-395, running along the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada.

Although the western slope of Mount Whitney lies in Sequoia National Park, there are no roads over the crest of the Sierra Nevada (which also hides Whitney from view from Sequoia) to the mountain. The nearest routes to the other side are Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park (which is only open in the summer) to the north, and via Bakersfield to the south.

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Fees/Permits

Everybody in the Mt. Whitney Zone must possess a valid wilderness permit. From May 1 to November 1, entry and exit quotas limit the number of permits that are available. From November 2 to April 30, an unlimited number of permits are available.

Permits are issued at the InterAgency Visitor Center, 1 mile south of Lone Pine, CA. Permits for the quota period may be reserved in advance, or obtained on a "walk-in" basis. Most permits for the Mt. Whitney Trail are reserved during the Mt. Whitney lottery in February. The lottery is for Mt. Whitney Trail permits only. Lottery applications can be obtained from the Mt. Whitney lottery web site or by calling (760) 873-2483.

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Get around

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Mount Whitney attractions and sightseeing

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City tours

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Shopping, Mount Whitney souvenirs

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

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Mount Whitney nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

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Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

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Lodging

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Camping

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Backcountry

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Stay safe

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Get out

Just 90 miles to the east (and nearly 2.8 miles down) from the highest point lies the lowest point, in Death Valley.

More from Eastern Sierra: Big Pine tourist attractions, Bishop travel tours, Independence (California) hotels and youth hostels, Lee Vining culture, Lone Pine tourist attractions, Mammoth Lakes souvenirs, Mono Lake souvenirs, Mount Whitney travel tours, Owens Valley souvenirs More from Sierra Nevada: Devils Postpile National Monument travel tours, Eastern Sierra culture, Emerald Bay State Park tourist attractions, Fish Camp tourist attractions, Lake Tahoe hotels and youth hostels, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks souvenirs, Yosemite National Park culture More from California: Bay Area (California) souvenirs, Central Coast (California) culture, Desert (California) souvenirs, El Portal travel tours, Gold Country culture, North Coast (California) hotels and youth hostels, Sacramento Valley culture, San Joaquin Valley hotels and youth hostels, Shasta Cascades hotels and youth hostels, Sierra Nevada travel tours, Southern California travel tours More from United States of America: Alaska hotels and youth hostels, Blue Ridge Mountains culture, California culture, Florida hotels and youth hostels, Great Basin souvenirs, Great Plains (United States of America) souvenirs, Gulf Islands National Seashore tourist attractions, Hawaii culture, Mid-Atlantic (United States of America) travel tours, Midwest (United States of America) culture, New England (United States of America) souvenirs, Pacific Northwest (United States of America) hotels and youth hostels, Rocky Mountains (United States of America) travel tours, Southwest (United States of America) tourist attractions, South (United States of America) tourist attractions, Texas tourist attractions, United States National Parks tourist attractions More from North America: Canada tourist attractions, Caribbean souvenirs, Cascade Mountains culture, Central America hotels and youth hostels, Great Lakes hotels and youth hostels, Greenland travel tours, Mexico hotels and youth hostels, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon culture, United States of America hotels and youth hostels, Waterton Glacier International Peace Park travel tours More from Travel Tips 24: Africa souvenirs, Asia culture, Europe travel tours, North America travel tours, Oceania culture, South America tourist attractions Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) culture, Barcelona (Catalonia) culture, Rome (Lazio) souvenirs, Singapore (Southeast Asia) hotels and youth hostels, South Africa (Southern Africa) hotels and youth hostels, Western Europe (Europe) travel tours, United Kingdom (Western Europe) travel tours, Europe (Home) culture, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) souvenirs, Morocco (North Africa) travel tours

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