Hotel / Hostel / Store The Mount Whitney Portal Hostel, Hotel, and Store in Lone Pine, California is the basecamp for all of your Eastern Sierra adventures. From group bunk bed rooms to new hotel rooms, it’s everything you’ll want before—and after—heading up the mountain. ...
Access to the summit trail from the Eastern side of the Sierras is via the Whitney Portal Road (often closed in winter through mid Spring depending on levels of snowfall). This road is 13 miles in length starting in the center of Lone Pine. All hikers to the summit including those doing...
Whitney Portal offers the easiest and most direct approach to the summit of Mt. Whitney. Portal Road is paved and leads from a traffic light at U.S. 395 in Lone Pine, due west 3 miles to the portal. It has many switchbacks and is quite steep and is usually open May through early ...
Mt Whitney, CA Plan your trip to Mt Whitney. Start by getting to the destination from your hometown. Then figure out where to stay (like Wuksachi Lodge), find things to see and do (like Mount Whitney Summit), and research places to eat (like Frosty Chalet). Getting to Mt Whitney: ...
Here's everything you need to know and do for the Mt Whitney hike, including getting your Mt Whitney permit and training for the hike.