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California
Mount Whitney
7.5 mi
Distance
3,842 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Sequoia National Park
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back
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Mount Whitney
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,842 ft
- Highest point
- 14,484 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,704 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Mount Whitney is a 7.48-mile out-and-back trail in California's Mount Whitney area managed by the National Park Service. The route gains 3,842 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 14,484 feet.
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