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Mount Whitney, Lone Pine, CA 93545, United States
Tuesday, 06 Oct 2026, 4:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Estimated Hike Time: 10.3 Hours
Ascent: 7765 Feet
Total Distance: 20.96 Miles
Location: Mount Whitney, Lone Pine, CA 93545, United States
Trail: Whitney Portal to the Summit (demo)
Type: Hiking
Purpose: Activity – Follow a pre-planned route or itenerary.
Difficulty: Extreme – 5000 ft or more of ascent. Suitable for hikers who have completed at least two Difficult hikes.
Route Type: Out & back
Navigation
Best Practice: As always, it is a good practice to confirm the night before that any app you use takes you to where you expect, by comparing the app destination with what is posted on your PC or Mac.
Nearest Street Address: Most street addresses are approximate, and may be up to a couple of miles from the hike location. Use the Google Maps link or GPS coordinates when driving.
Meet Us Here:
How To Find Us: The GPS locations and the Google Maps link are accurate enough to find us by looking around with your eyes when you get there. Zoom in all the way.
Trail Link: Open in Google Maps
GPS in Degrees Decimal Format (Google Maps): 36.586881,-118.240099
GPS in Degrees Minutes Decimal Format (Most Cars): 36° 35′ 12″ N,118° 14′ 24″ W
Additional Information
Meeting Location: At trail head
Parking Fee: Yes. Please check the offical park website for the current fee amount
How To Hike In The Sun: https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials-how-to-hike-in-the-sun/
Facilities at Trail head: None. No restrooms, or water.
Shade Recommendation: Zoom in on the Satellite map below to see the shade.
Summary
DEMO – a made-up event on the highest peak in the lower 48 states, to see the weather, altitude and trail-condition lines with a big climb. Not a real event.
Our Planned Route
Download GPX File Printable Map (PDF) Garmin / bike computer (TCX)
Max elevation: 14477 ft
Min elevation: 8326 ft
Ascent: 7765 ft
Total descent: 7765 ft
Turn-by-turn directions (1 junction)
- Start Next junction in 10 mimile 0.0
ETA 0 hr 0 min (4:00 AM) - 1Turn around and go back the way you came 10 mi to the endmile 10.3
ETA 6 hr 4 min (10:04 AM) - Arrive back at the startmile 20.6
ETA 10 hr 16 min (2:16 PM)
ETAs are the time from the start (with the clock time, from the event's start time), at 1.7 mph uphill, 2.7 mph downhill and 2 mph on level ground, plus 20 minutes for breaks spread over the hike. Worked out from the route and OpenStreetMap trail names. Trail signs on the ground may differ - carry a map.
Created By: tester1 ![]()