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Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail

In the Sierra Nevada

Regional route6.4 km · 4.0 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Mount Whitney Trail 0.2 mi · 0.3 kmExplore Sierra Nevada →

Inyo National ForestSequoia National ParkCrabtree Lakes Trail · Sequoia National ParkWallace Lake · Sequoia National ParkWright Creek · Sequoia National ParkSequoia National ParkInyo National ForestMeysan Lakes · Inyo National ForestMount Whitney Trail · Inyo National ForestNorth Fork Lone Pine Creek · Inyo National ForestEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–23 °C (55–73 °F)

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  3. M3°-7°86
  4. A7°-4°38
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  8. A23°11°18
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  10. O13°2°29
  11. N6°-4°71
  12. D1°-9°106

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail is a regional hiking route in Inyo National Forest, California, United States of America, about 6.4 km (4.0 mi) in length. It is in the Sierra Nevada. It lies about 16 km west of Lone Pine.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Sierra Nevada (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
16 km W of Lone Pine (Inyo County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Inyo National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
36.5917, -118.2136
Route start
36.5861, -118.2408
OpenStreetMap
relation 12342078
Official info
nrtdatabase.org/trailDetail.php?recordID=2159
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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