num_pages: 85
description: This quadrangle contains the climax of the High Sierra with 5 peaks over 14000'. Five maintained trails access this wilderness and numerous cross-country routes. The hikes in this book are best done as backpacks. Includes Mt. Whitney map. What is a High Sierra Hiking Guide? It's a small compact book that covers all the trails and trailheads in a popular area in the High Sierra. In each guide there is a minimum of 100 miles of trail described. Their compact size (4.5 x 6) makes them easy to carry. Each book has at least 96 pages of information an index and photographs. If you're going backpacking each guide covers the amount of area you're likely to venture through on a backpacking trip. Or if you're camping in a particular area the High Sierra Hiking Guides will give you lots of options for dayhikes. Save money-you don't need to buy any other maps because each hiking guide comes with an updated accurate topographic map.
language: English
title: Mt. Whitney
publisher: Wilderness Press