Mount Whitney is a physical feature (summit) in Tulare County. The primary coordinates for Mount Whitney places it within the CA 93545 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Mount Whitney |
Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Summit |
Description: | Highest elevation in California at 14494 feet, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) south of Mount Russell and 1.4 km (0.9 mi) north of Mount Muir. (US-T121) |
History: | Proposal to change name to Mount Churchill rejected by Board on Geographic Names (BGN) September 14, 1965. (US-T121) |
County: | Tulare County |
Latitude: | 36.57857 |
Longitude: | -118.2924218 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Whitney: Mount Whitney.
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 Mount Whitney does not include property ownership information.
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