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Mount Whitney Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop

Mount Whitney Loop

Lone Pine, California

13.2 mi

Distance

8,484 ft

Elev. Gain

7h 38m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mount Whitney Loop 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,556 ft
Max:4,404 ft
Gain:2,586 ft
Loss:2,586 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,556 ft and 4,404 ft across 13.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,556 ft3,172 ft3,788 ft4,404 ft0.0 mi3.3 mi6.6 mi9.9 mi13.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,556 ft
High point4.5 mi4,404 ft
End13.2 mi2,556 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Lone Pine, CA · about 7 mi away
County:
Inyo County, CA

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

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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