Mount Whitney
highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States
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Summary
Mount Whitney is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.053% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,050 views/month, #7 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tulare County[3], Inyo County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Named after: Josiah Whitney[6]
- Made from material: granite[7]
- Part of: Sierra Peaks Section Peaks List[8], Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[9]
- Commons category: Mount Whitney[10]
- Significant event: first ascent[11], first winter ascent[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Whitney[13]
- Commons gallery: Mount Whitney[14]
- Described at URL: https://openbeta.io/area/9165495f-18a5-5647-a120-79d44670e482/[15]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[16], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17], New International Encyclopedia[18], Place Names of the High Sierra[19]
- Native label: Mount Whitney[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 4421 m[21]
- Time period: Cretaceous[22]
- Topographic isolation: 2651 km[23]
- Topographic prominence: 3073 m[24]
- Located in protected area: Sequoia National Park[25], John Muir Wilderness[26], Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness[27], Inyo National Forest[28]
- Parent peak: Citlaltepetl[29]
- Mountain range: Sierra Nevada[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
- Has climbing route: John Muir Trail[32]
Why It Matters
Mount Whitney has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]