mount whitney

     

California's highest peak, it was named for the geologist who was chief of the expedition that found it in 1864

Trivia about mount whitney

  • Located in California's High Sierra, it's the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous states
  • This 14,494-foot California peak was named for a California state geologist
  • This California mountain is the U.S.A.'s 17th-highest; it was number 1 until 1959
  • Until Alaska became a state, this mountain was the U.S.A.'s tallest
  • Until 1959, this peak was the highest mountain in the United States
  • Sequoia National Park is home to the giant General Sherman tree & this tallest California mountain