Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Mt. Whitney Benchmark

Can any of you Mt. Whitney veterans direct me to a website selling benchmark replicas for a keepsake. My 12 year old daughter and I summited via the MMWT June 12 on a mostly clear and glorious day. Last year at about the same time we turned around just 500 ft from the summit due to snow and the late time of day. It took another year of preparation but it was definitly worth it.

I searched Google for: whitney summit benchmark replica USGS

Here are several:

• USGS Benchmarks
• MountainClimb - Mountain Summit Benchmarks: Geological Survey Markers
• Geoswag

I think there was another site mentioned on this board, but I can't find it now.

I got my summit marker replica as a gift from Mountain Climbing Awards which is the first link Steve C. provided. It is in a wood base.

Wow you guys are fast.I bought mine at The Whitney Portal Store.. Here is a link for one site.
http://www.mountainclimb.com/

I have purchased the large benchmark at the Portal store. However, all of the full sized replicas are not replicas of any benchmark that is actually on the summit. The only thing I have found that is true to life is this (look at the very bottom of the page):

http://shop.geoswag.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/geopin.html

This is a replica of the triangulation station marker on the summit. They also make a coin.