I thought it would be good to mention that the last section of our voyage consists of us trekking to the top of Mount Whitney. With that being said I thought some of you might enjoy some background information on the tallest peak in the continental United States. Mount Whitney is the highest summit in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,496.811 feet.[1] It is located at the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, just 84.6 miles (136.2 km) west-northwest of the lowest point in North America at Badwater in Death Valley National Park (282 feet (86 m) below sea level).[5] The western slope of the mountain lies within Sequoia National Park and the summit is the southern terminus of the John Muir Trail which runs 211.9 miles (341.0 km) from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley. The eastern slope lies in the Inyo National Forest in Inyo County.
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ReplyDeleteHey guys! My name's Andy Collins from Sydney, Australia. My friend Tim and I will be hiking the trail at the same time. We leave the day before. Well keep an eye out for you. It's my 3rd time, 3 years in a row now, Tim's 1st. Hoping to do it in 2 weeks. See you somewhere along the trail, probably Lake Edison...
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