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
An Air France pilot and French national who was declared missing while hiking Mount Whitney in California has been found dead from a fall.
From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2023
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 Kern River originates near Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, and winds through Tulare County before it meanders into Kern County down to the valley floor, and through Bakersfield.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2023
It was winter, the sun had already dropped behind Mount Whitney.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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