0.6 mi from the trailheadWhitney Portal
Campground · California
23.5 mi loop · 11,147 ft gain · 14,428 ft high point · Very hard
From Whitney Portal Trailhead, a loop with the Mount Whitney Mountaineer's Route, Mount Whitney, North Fork Lone Pine Creek, the John Muir Trail, Upper Crabtree Meadow, Crabtree Sand Flats, PCT - California Section G, and Lower Crabtree
In Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · California · National Park Service
This 23.4-mile loop from Whitney Portal Trailhead uses Mount Whitney, the John Muir Trail, and Lower Crabtree to reach Upper Crabtree Meadows, climbing 11,145 feet to 14,428 feet in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks.
11,147 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.
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What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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