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King's Canyon to Mt Whitney route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop

King's Canyon to Mt Whitney

Hume, California

80.3 mi

Distance

23,698 ft

Elev. Gain

36h 27m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for King's Canyon to Mt Whitney unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,549 ft
Max:4,411 ft
Gain:7,223 ft
Loss:7,223 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,549 ft and 4,411 ft across 80.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,549 ft2,503 ft3,457 ft4,411 ft0.0 mi20.1 mi40.1 mi60.2 mi80.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,553 ft
High point39.0 mi4,411 ft
End80.3 mi1,553 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Independence, CA · about 20 mi away
County:
Fresno County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Kings Canyon National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Legacy import — verify before navigating

Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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