Onion Valley to Mt. Whitney
Backpacking4 days48.6 mi (one-way)
Itinerary
Trailhead directionsOnion Valley Trailhead
8.5 mi • 2,600 ft gain
Vidette Meadow
10 mi • 3,600 ft gain
2nd lake after Forester Pass
14.5 mi • 2,100 ft gain
Guitar Lake
15.6 mi • 4,000 ft gain
Whitney Portal Trailhead
Reservations
This trip requires a Inyo National Forest Wilderness Permit.
How to fill out the application
Permit Type
Overnight Exiting Mt Whitney
Entry Point
Kearsarge Pass
Exit Point
Mt. Whitney (Trail Crest Exit)
1st night Camp Area
SEKI - Center Basin - Vidette
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