Entire Mt. Whitney Main Trail (up) Part 1 // Mile 0 to 3.8 // Whitney Portal Trailhead to Outpost Camp (mi 3.7)


Link to the Highlights of Mt. Whitney Trail (60 min.)

Link to "Whitney Run" - Entire Trail at 6 - 7 mph (100 min.)


You may also visit my website www.TrailVista.com for YouTube "streaming" of Mt. Whitney (1) and other trails,

including Yosemite's Half Dome (up)   Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail (dn)   GC North Kaibab Trail (dn)   GC South Kaibab Trail (dn)

GC South Kaibab Trail (up)   ZION Observation Point Trail (up)   Turtlehead Peak Trail (up, snow)   Austrian Alps-Mittagskogel (up)

Red Rock Canyon's Bridge Mtn. (up)


TIME is based on actual hiking time of filming the trail.

MILEAGE and ELEVATIONS are fairly close and probably more accurate than GPS.


Overview (5 minutes)



ENTIRE Trail in 6 hours, 6 minutes total. PART 1         PART 2         PART 3

1 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                    Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 0 - 0.3 (0 - 0.5 km)
0 - 9 min (2 mph / 3.2km/h)
8,365 - 8,515'elev. (2550 - 2595m)
Whitney Portal Trailhead    Mt. Whitney Main Trail



2 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                    Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 0.3 - 0.6 (0.5 - 1 km)
9 min - 18 min (2 mph / 3.2km/h)
8,515 - 8,670'elev. (2595 - 2643m)
Carillon Creek (at mile 0.5)



3 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                    Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 0.6 - 0.9 (1.0 - 1.4 km)
18 min - 27 min (2 mph / 3.2km/h)
8,670 - 8,940'elev. (2643 - 2725m)
North Fork Lone Pine Creek (mi 0.7)    John Muir Wilderness (mi 0.8)



4 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                    Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 0.9 - 1.2 (1.4 - 1.9 km)
27 min - 36 min (2 mph / 3.2km/h)
8,940 - 9,090'elev. (2725 - 2771m)



5 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                    Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 1.2 - 1.5 (1.9 - 2.4 km)
36 min - 46 min (1.8 mph / 2.9km/h)
9,090 - 9,250'elev. (2771 - 2819m)



6 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                    Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 1.5 - 1.8 (2.4 - 2.9 km)
46 min - 56 min (1.8 mph / 2.9km/h)
9,250 - 9,470'elev. (2819 - 2886m)



7 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                    Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 1.8 - 2.1 (2.9 - 3.4 km)
56 min - 1 hr 5 min (2.0 mph / 3.2km/h)
9,470 - 9,690'elev. (2886 - 2954m)



8 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                    Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 2.1 - 2.4 (3.4 - 3.8 km)
1 hr 5 min - 1 hr 14 min (2.0 mph / 3.2km/h)
9,690 - 9,820'elev. (2954 - 2993m)



9 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                    Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 2.4 - 2.7 (3.8 - 4.3 km)
1 hr 14 min - 1 hr 23 min (2.0 mph / 3.2km/h)
9,820 - 9,970'elev. (2954 - 3039m)
Lone Pine Creek Crossing (mi 2.7)



10 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 2.7 - 3.0 (4.3 - 4.8 km)
1 hr 23 min - 1 hr 32 min (2.0 mph / 3.2km/h)
9,970 - 10,100'elev. (3039 - 3078m)
Lone Pine Creek Crossing (mi 2.7)    Lone Pine Lake Junction (mi 2.8)



11 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 3.0 - 3.3 (4.8 - 5.3 km)
1 hr 32 min - 1 hr 42 min (1.8 mph / 2.9km/h)
10,100 - 10,250'elev. (3078 - 3124m)
In the Whitney Zone



12 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 3.3 - 3.5 (5.3 - 5.6 km)
1 hr 42 min - 1 hr 49 min (1.7 mph / 2.7km/h)
10,250 - 10,360'elev. (3124 - 3158m)
Bighorn Park (mi 3.4)



13 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 3.5 - 3.8 (5.6 - 6.1 km)
1 hr 49 min - 1 hr 58 min (2.0 mph / 3.2km/h)
10,360 - 10,420'elev. (3158 - 3176m)
Bighorn Park    Outpost Camp (mi 3.7)

PART 1                 Continue to PART 2                 PART 3


Link to the Highlights of Mt. Whitney Trail (60 min.)

Link to "Whitney Run" - Entire Trail at 6 - 7 mph (100 min.)


Pete (hikealongpete) Wagenleitner
http://www.TrailVista.com