Entire Mt. Whitney Main Trail (up) Part 3 // Mile 7.2 to 10.7 // Whitney Cables to Mt. Whitney Summit


Link to the Highlights of Mt. Whitney Trail (60 min.)

Link to "Whitney Run" - Entire Trail at 6 - 7 mph (100 min.)


You may also visit my website www.TrailVista.com for YouTube "streaming" of Mt. Whitney (3) and other trails,

including Yosemite's Half Dome (up)   Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail (dn)   GC North Kaibab Trail (dn)   GC South Kaibab Trail (dn)

GC South Kaibab Trail (up)   ZION Observation Point Trail (up)   Turtlehead Peak Trail (up, snow)   Austrian Alps-Mittagskogel (up)

Red Rock Canyon's Bridge Mtn. (up)


TIME is based on actual hiking time of filming the trail.

MILEAGE and ELEVATIONS are fairly close and probably more accurate than GPS.



Overview (5 minutes)



ENTIRE Trail in 6 hours, 6 minutes total. PART 3         PART 1         PART 2

27 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 7.25 - 7.5 (11.6 - 12 km)
3 hrs 56 min - 4 hrs 6 min (1.6 mph / 2.5km/h)
12,650 - 12,850'elev. (3856 - 3917m)
Whitney Cables (mi 7.25)    Switchbacks #47 to 65



28 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 7.5 - 7.75 (12.0 - 12.4 km)
4 hrs 6 min - 4 hrs 16 min (1.6 mph / 2.5km/h)
12,850 - 13,050'elev. (3917- 3978m)
Switchbacks #65 to 83



29 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 7.75 - 8.0 (12.4 - 12.8 km)
4 hrs 16 min - 4 hrs 26 min (1.6 mph / 2.5km/h)
13,050 - 13,250'elev. (3978- 4039m)
Switchbacks #83 to 93



30 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 8.0 - 8.25 (12.8 - 13.2 km)
4 hrs 26 min - 4 hrs 35 min (1.7 mph / 2.7km/h)
13,250 - 13,425'elev. (4039- 4092m)
Switchbacks #93 to 99



31 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 8.25 - 8.5 (13.2 - 13.6 km)
4 hrs 35 min - 4 hrs 43 min (1.8 mph / 2.9km/h)
13,425 - 13,600'elev. (4092- 4145m)
TRAIL CREST (13,600ft / 4145m, mile 8.5)



32 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 8.5 - 8.75 (13.6 - 14 km)
4 hrs 43 min - 4 hrs 53 min (1.8 mph / 2.9km/h)
13,600 - 13,530'elev. (4145- 4124m)
TRAIL CREST (13,600ft / 4145m, mile 8.5)    John Muir Trail Junction (mi 8.7)



33 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 8.75 - 9.0 (14.0 - 14.4 km)
4 hrs 53 min - 5 hrs 2 min (1.7 mph / 2.7km/h)
13,530 - 13,680'elev. (4124- 4170m)



34 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 9.0 - 9.25 (14.4 - 14.8 km)
5 hrs 2 min - 5 hrs 11 min (1.7 mph / 2.7km/h)
13,680 - 13,760'elev. (4170- 4194m)



35 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 9.25 - 9.5 (14.8 - 15.2 km)
5 hrs 11 min - 5 hrs 21 min (1.6 mph / 2.6km/h)
13,760 - 13,860'elev. (4194- 4231m)
Whitney "Windows" (mi 9.4 / 9.45)



36 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 9.5 - 9.75 (15.2 - 15.6 km)
5 hrs 21 min - 5 hrs 30 min (1.7 mph / 2.7km/h)
13,860 - 13,950'elev. (4231 - 4252m)
Whitney "Window" (mi 9.55)


37 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 9.75 - 10.0 (15.6 - 16 km)
5 hrs 30 min - 5 hrs 39 min (1.7 mph / 2.7km/h)
13,950 - 14,040'elev. (4252 - 4279m)
Whitney "Window" (mi 9.75)



38 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 10.0 - 10.25 (16.0 - 16.4 km)
5 hrs 39 min - 5 hrs 48 min (1.7 mph / 2.7km/h)
14,040 - 14,210'elev. (4279 - 4331m)
Last Whitney "Window" (mi 10.1)



39 Mt. Whitney Main Trail up                                  Sierra Nevada, California
Mile 10.25 - 10.5 (16.4 - 16.8 km)
5 hrs 48 min - 5 hrs 57 min (1.7 mph / 2.7km/h)
14,210 - 14,400'elev. (4331 - 4389m)



40 Mt. Whitney Summit 14,496ft elev. (4,418m)               Sierra Nevada, CA
Mile 10.5 - 10.7 (16.8 - 17.1 km)
5 hrs 57 min - 6 hrs 6 min (1.6 mph / 2.6km/h)
14,400 - 14,496'elev. (4389 - 4418m) SUMMIT

PART 1                 PART 2                 PART 3


Link to the Highlights of Mt. Whitney Trail (60 min.)

Link to "Whitney Run" - Entire Trail at 6 - 7 mph (100 min.)



Pete (hikealongpete) Wagenleitner
http://www.TrailVista.com