0.6 mi from the trailheadWhitney Portal
Campground · California

11.9 mi out & back · 7,631 ft gain · 14,428 ft high point · Very hard
From Whitney Portal Trailhead via the Mount Whitney Mountaineer's Route, Mount Whitney, North Fork Lone Pine Creek, and the John Muir Trail (5.8 mi)
In Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · California · National Park Service
Trail Crest reaches Trail Crest pass and Discovery Pinnacle from Whitney Portal Trailhead in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks via Mount Whitney and John Muir Trail, covering 11.9 miles round trip with 7,631 feet of climb to 14,428 feet.
7,631 ft of gain round trip.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.
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