California Gazetteer
Whitney Portal is a physical feature (gap) in Inyo County. The primary coordinates for Whitney Portal places it within the CA 93545 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Whitney Portal |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Gap |
| Description: | On Lone Pine Creek, 4.8 km (3 mi) east of Mount Whitney. (US-T121) |
| History: | Former name of Hunter Flat, for William L Hunter, one of the early pioneers of Owens Valley, who made the first ascent of Mount Williams in 1884. This feature was called Whitney Portal at the official opening of the automobile road to the flat in June 1936. |
| County: | Inyo County |
| Latitude: | 36.5888232 |
| Longitude: | -118.2259237 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Whitney Portal: Whitney Portal.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Whitney Portal does not include property ownership information.
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Lone Pine, CA
(9.2 miles E) |
Independence, CA
(14.9 miles N) |
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Whitney Portal, CA
(< 0.1 mile) |
Alabama Hills, CA
(7.7 miles E) |
