The elevation at the trailhead is 8360' (2550 meters). The elevation at the summit is 14,505' (4421 meters). Mt. Whitney Trail The shortest and most popular route to climb Mt. Whitney is a 10.7 mile (17.1 km) trail from Whitney Portal, 13 miles (21 km) west of the town of Lone...
Route Map & Elevation Profile of Mt. Warusawa-dake (悪沢岳) & Mt. Akaishi-dake (赤石岳) Access Shizutetsu Justline Co. In 2011, from 7/16 to 8/31, there were 2 buses per day departing JR Shizuoka Station @ 9:50 & 13:15, and 3 buses per day departing Hatanagi Daiichi Dam @...
If you are going to bag Mt Baldy, why not set Mt Whitney as your next goal? You won't be disappointed, it's awesome. Need More Info? Have a question about the guide? Join my Patreon and ask me a question. When planning, always check the park website and social media to make sur...
Mt Rainier, at 14,410 ft is only 100ft shorter than the tallest peak in the lower 48 (Mt Whitney in CA), but Rainier's trailhead starts over 1,000 ft lower. In addition, Whitney does not require travelling over glaciers to summit, which makes Rainier much more technically challenging. ...
While this mountain was basically all an uphill climb, the 1800-meter elevation gain to reach the summit of Mt. Kasagatake was more of a workout than I'd bargained for.
He had not, but as we were sitting there atop the peak, Alden pointed toward a hazy and distant grouping of mountains to the southeast. “There’s a Fourteener over there near Mt. Whitney that’s never been named,” he told me. “People are starting to call it Mt. Morgenson to hono...