8 Tips for Hiking Mt Whitney: Permits, Water, Training

Access Information: Permits are required to day-hike and backpacking in the Mount Whitney Zone Quotas are in place from May 1 through

8 Tips for Hiking Mt Whitney: Permits, Water, Training You can help yourself the day before your permit is active Hike from the Whitney Portal Trailhead to Lone Pine Lake It's miles from the

Access Information: Permits are required to day-hike and backpacking in the Mount Whitney Zone Quotas are in place from May 1 through

mt whitney permit Powerful streams in the Whitney Portal campsite Securing permits for Mt Whitney You need to enter a lottery to hike Mt Whitney,

Access during non-peak months require permits from the United States National Forest, but quotas are not necessary Mount Whitney Trail Trail Crest, at 13,600

mtt range charts There is now also an explicit Trail Crest Exit permitquota for people who just use the Whitney Trail as a descent route, say for the Mountaineers Route

At 14,508 ft Mt Whitney is a very challenging hike but well worth the reward of being on the top of the sierras A permit is needed and can be acquired