Moont Whitney
Moont Whitney is the heichest summit in the contiguous Unitit States an the Sierra Nevada, wi an elevation o 14,505 feet (4,421 m).[3]
| Mount Whitney | |
|---|---|
 East Face close-up seen from the Whitney Portal. | |
| Heichest pynt | |
| Elevation | 14,505 ft (4,421 m) NAVD 88[3] |
| Prominence | 10,080 ft (3,070 m) [1] Ranked 81st |
| Isolation | 2,651 kilometre (1,647 mi) |
| Paurent peak | Nevado de Toluca[1] |
| Leetin | Ultra U.S. state heich pynt Californie fowerteener SPS Emblem peak[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.578580925°N 118.29199495°WCoordinates: 36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.578580925°N 118.29199495°W [3] |
| Geografie | |
  Mount Whitney Location in Californie, U.S. | |
| Location | Sequoia Naitional Pairk / Inyo Naitional Forest, Californie, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Moont Whitney |
| Geology | |
| Age o rock | Cretaceous |
| Muntain teep | Granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 18, 1873 bi Charles Begole, Albert Johnson, an John Lucas[4] |
| Easiest route | Moont Whitney Trail (class 1) |
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Mount Whitney, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 22 Januar 2014.
- ↑ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club.
- ↑ a b c "Whitney". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 22 Januar 2014.
- ↑ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 12 August 2007.