⛰️ Mount Whitney

United States · Americas · 4,421 m · 36.58°N, 118.29°W

Mount Whitney is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada range, and is the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It is located in East–Central California along the border of Inyo and Tulare counties. The mountain's west slope is in Sequoia National Park and the summit is the southern terminus of the John Muir Trail, which runs 211.9 mi (341.0 km) from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley. The eastern slopes are in Inyo National Forest in Inyo County. Mount Whitney is ranked 18th by topographic isolation and 81st by prominence on Earth. It is the tallest mountain in the United States outside of Alaska.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Elevation	4,421 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	36.58°N, 118.29°W · view on map

Mount Whitney rises to 4,421 m in United States, in Americas. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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