John Muir Wilderness
John Muir Wilderness is in Inyo County, Desert, California. John Muir Wilderness is situated nearby to Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail Upper Trailhead, as well as near Whitney Portal Trailhead.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thor Peak and Tulainyo Lake.
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.
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 2 miles west of John Muir Wilderness.
Mount Carillon
Peak
Mount Carillon is a 13,559-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. It is situated on the common border of Tulare County with Inyo County, as well as the shared boundary of Sequoia National Park and John Muir Wilderness. Mount Carillon is situated 2 miles west of John Muir Wilderness.
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.
John Muir Wilderness
- Type: Information
- Category: tourism
- Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.5863° or 36° 35′ 11″ northLongitude
-118.24466° or 118° 14′ 41″ westOpen location code
8583HQP4+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 7839265785OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail Upper Trailhead and Whitney Portal Trailhead.
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