Mount Whitney

Summary

Mount Whitney is a mountain^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Mount Whitney is located in Tulare County^[3].
• Mount Whitney is located in Inyo County^[4].
• Mount Whitney is in the country of United States^[5].
• Mount Whitney's instance of is recorded as mountain^[6].
• Josiah Whitney is named after Mount Whitney^[7].
• Mount Whitney is made of granite^[8].
• Mount Whitney is part of Sierra Peaks Section Peaks List^[9].
• Mount Whitney is part of Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List^[10].
• Mount Whitney's Commons category is recorded as Mount Whitney^[11].
• Mount Whitney's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.57861111111111, 'lon': -118.29194444444444}^[12].
• Mount Whitney's significant event is recorded as first ascent^[13].
• Mount Whitney's significant event is recorded as first winter ascent^[14].
• Mount Whitney's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mount Whitney^[15].
• Mount Whitney's Commons gallery is recorded as Mount Whitney^[16].
• Mount Whitney's described at URL is recorded as https://openbeta.io/area/9165495f-18a5-5647-a120-79d44670e482/^[17].
• Mount Whitney's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[18].
• Mount Whitney's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[19].
• Mount Whitney's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[20].
• Mount Whitney's described by source is recorded as Place Names of the High Sierra^[21].
• Mount Whitney's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mount Whitney'}^[22].
• Mount Whitney sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4421'}^[23].
• Mount Whitney dates from the Cretaceous^[24].
• Mount Whitney's topographic isolation is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2651'}^[25].
• Mount Whitney's topographic prominence is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3073'}^[26].
• Mount Whitney's located in protected area is recorded as Sequoia National Park^[27].

Body

Geography

Mount Whitney is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Tulare County^[3], a county of California^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1852^[30] and Inyo County^[4], a county of California^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1866^[33]. Part of include Sierra Peaks Section Peaks List^[9] and Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Mount Whitney sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4421'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Mount Whitney's instance of is recorded as mountain^[6].

History and Context

Josiah Whitney is named after Mount Whitney^[7].

Why It Matters

Mount Whitney has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]