Whitney-Russell Pass

Whitney-Russell Pass is a mountain saddle in Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 13,081 feet. Whitney-Russell Pass is situated nearby to the locality Bighorn Park, as well as near Whitney Portal Trailhead.

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 13,081 feet
Description: mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California
Also known as: “Whitney Col”

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 Russell

Peak

Photo: Will Beback, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Russell is a peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California, about 0.8 miles north of Mount Whitney. Possessing an elevation of 14,094 feet, it is the seventh-highest peak in the state and one of California's twelve fourteeners.