![]() ![]() ![]() While the area is still used for TV, film and commercial shoots, the main attraction in Lone Pine is the outdoors. The town experienced a brush with stardom during the 1920’s when Hollywood used the nearby Alabama Hills as a backdrop for westerns and war films. Settled in the 1860’s, Lone Pine originally served as a supply point for miners, ranchers and farmers. Many miles of trails traverse this high country, traveling through the Golden Trout and John Muir Wilderness areas and leading to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon backcountry and the Pacific Crest Trail. To the north and south of Whitney, roads climb to Horseshoe Meadows, Onion Valley and other trailheads high in the mountains, providing access to beautiful alpine lakes and windswept passes with stunning panoramic views. The annual influx of hikers and climbers seeking to summit Whitney helps support a reasonable selection of accommodations, including hotels, motels and campgrounds, restaurants and visitor services around town. Whitney and elsewhere in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon areas.Lone Pine (3,727-ft) is a small western town in the arid Owens Valley flanked to the west by a wall of jagged granite peaks along the Sierra Crest, anchored by Mount Whitney (14,496-ft.). The Sequoia Parks Conservancy's bookstore offers books and maps for planning hikes to Mt. It takes a minimum of 6 days (one way) or 10 days (round trip) to complete. The High Sierra Trail leaves from Giant Forest on the west side of Sequoia National Park, and is about 60 miles (100 km) one-way. They begin at less heavily-used trailheads, but require a much longer hike to reach the summit. There are other routes besides Whitney Portal that lead to Mt. The elevation at the summit is 14,494' (4418 meters). The elevation at the trailhead is 8360' (2550 meters). Ice axes and crampons are needed in spring and early summer, but technical climbing equipment is not usually necessary between mid-July and early October. Whitney is a 10.7 mile (17.1 km) trail from Whitney Portal, 13 miles (21 km) west of the town of Lone Pine on the east side of the Sierra. ![]() The shortest and most popular route to climb Mt. Whitney from the west by travelling across the Sierra Nevada range, you should apply for a wilderness permit from Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. If you begin in Sequoia National Park and approach Mt. Whitney Ranger District, PO Box 8, Lone Pine, CA 93545, 76, for additional information about this trailhead. ![]() Whitney permit from Inyo National Forest. If you begin at Whitney Portal, in Inyo National Forest on the east side of the Sierra Nevada, you should apply for a Mt. Whitney zone, including day-hikers, are required to obtain a permit. Whitney start from the east side of the Sierra and remain in Inyo National Forest throughout their hike.īecause it is the most frequently climbed mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada, a permit system is in place to minimize the impact of day-hikers on the Mt. Whitney lies on the boundary of Sequoia National Park and Inyo National Forest. Whitney is the Interagency Visitor Center on Highway 395, just south of the town of Lone Pine on the east side of the Sierra. A chain of mountains that runs north/south through the center of Sequoia National Park called the Great Western Divide blocks views of Mt. Whitney is on the far eastern boundary of these parks. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the "lower 48" states. Many who visit these parks are interested in seeing Mt. ![]()
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