Mount Whitney
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Highest peak in the United States, excluding Alaska.
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“Some people did their first hike with me, and now they’ve done Mount Whitney and I haven’t even done that,” Bérruz said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024
Meanwhile, the USS Mount Whitney, a sophisticated command, control, communication, and intelligence ship, is heading to the eastern Mediterranean to join a host of U.S. warships already there, the U.S.
From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2023
The Mount Whitney is more than 50 years old but comes equipped with sophisticated communications equipment allowing commanders to manage large-scale military operations.
From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2023
Unfortunately, he had to bail at Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the Lower 48, because of a dislocated knee.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023
In a hundred miles we passed two oases, the first at Olancha, the second around Lone Pine, a small, tree-filled town where a lot of mountain buffs turn off for the Mount Whitney Portal.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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