Wotan’s Throne

Wotan’s Throne is a peak in Inyo County, Desert, California and has an elevation of 12,717 feet. Wotan’s Throne is situated nearby to the locality Bighorn Park, as well as near Whitney Portal Trailhead.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 12,717 feet
Description: mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California
Also known as: “Wotans Throne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Whitney and Mount Muir.

Mount Whitney

Photo: Bureau of Land Management, CC BY 2.0.

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

Mount Muir

Peak

Photo: Poppy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Muir is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, 0.95 miles south of Mount Whitney. This 14,018-foot peak is named in honor of John Muir, a geologist, conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.

Mount McAdie

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Mount McAdie is a summit on the crest of the Sierra Nevada, and is located 2.1 miles south of Mount Whitney. It has three summits, with the north peak being the highest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitney Portal.

Whitney Portal

Hamlet

Photo: MostlyDeserts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Wotan’s Throne

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.56686° or 36° 34′ 1″ north

Longitude

-118.27967° or 118° 16′ 47″ west

Elevation

12,717 feet (3,876 metres)

Open location code

8583HP8C+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Wotan’s Throne from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

“Wotan’s Throne” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Wotans Throne (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California)”
Cebuano: “Wotans Throne”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bighorn Park and Whitney Portal Trailhead.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Trail Camp Tarn and SB23 intermittent spring.

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