I left the Whitney Portal Trailhead right at midnight, the sheer granite gorge brightening under another starry night in California's spectacular High Sierra. Elevation at the trailhead is just under ...

Mount Whitney, standing tall at 14,505 ft., is the highest mountain in the Lower 48. It's also skiable, provided you're willing to schlep yourself topside in high-altitude conditions. This video, from ...

150 years ago this month, the first successful summit of Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48 states, was reached. Then the fight for a name began. Mt. Whitney in Inyo County is the highest ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Five hikers huddled in a tent designed for three during a ferocious lightning storm near Mount Whitney’s ...

NORTHRIDGE (CBSLA) — A set of 4-year-old twins have set a record as the youngest people to reach the summit of Mount Whitney. Twins Matthew and Arabella Adams of Northridge, nicknamed the "Super ...

The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body on Mount Whitney on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. A hiker who attempted to summit the peak has been missing for weeks. Photo from Ross Stone via Unsplash ...

The body of a missing hiker was found Tuesday afternoon on the north side of Mt. Whitney in Sequoia National Park. Ling Dao's body was taken to the Ash Mountain Helibase and turned over to the Tulare ...