Whitney Portal
Whitney Portal is a gap in Inyo County, Desert, California and has an elevation of 7,871 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lone Pine Peak and Thor Peak.
Lone Pine Peak
Peak
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Lone Pine Peak is located on the east side of the Sierra Nevada range just west of the town of Lone Pine, California in Inyo County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States. Lone Pine Peak is situated 2 miles south of Whitney Portal.
Thor Peak
Peak
Thor Peak is a 12,306-foot-elevation mountain summit located east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County, California. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on land managed by Inyo National Forest. Thor Peak is situated 2½ miles west of Whitney Portal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitney Portal.
Whitney Portal
Hamlet
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Whitney Portal is the end of the Whitney Portal road in Inyo County, California, 13.7 miles west of Lone Pine at an elevation of 8,374 feet. Whitney Portal is the gateway to Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States; it is the trailhead for the Mount Whitney Trail.
Whitney Portal
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 7,871 feet
- Also known as: “Hunter Flat”
- Category: landform
- Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.58882° or 36° 35′ 20″ northLongitude
-118.22592° or 118° 13′ 33″ westElevation
7,871 feet (2,399 metres)Open location code
8583HQQF+GJGeoNames ID
5409011
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