Whitney Portal Trailhead
Whitney Portal Trailhead is a locality in Inyo County, Desert, California. Whitney Portal Trailhead is situated nearby to the locality Bighorn Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thor Peak and Lone Pine Peak.
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 1½ miles southwest of Whitney Portal Trailhead.
Lone Pine Peak
Peak
Photo: usfsregion5, CC BY 2.0.
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 southeast of Whitney Portal Trailhead.
Tulainyo Lake
Lake
Photo: Penitentes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tulainyo Lake is a freshwater alpine lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California, and one of the highest and largest of the alpine lakes of the Sierra. Tulainyo Lake is situated 2½ miles west of Whitney Portal Trailhead.
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.
Whitney Portal Trailhead
- Type: Locality
- Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.5869° or 36° 35′ 13″ northLongitude
-118.24013° or 118° 14′ 25″ westOpen location code
8583HQP5+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 5819799204OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bighorn Park and Movie Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitney Portal Trailhead and Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail Upper Trailhead.
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