With the low snow levels this year, we were hoping to hike Mt. Whitney June 3-4 with just hiking poles and microspikes. With some late season snow storms, the snow is sticking around longer than expected, so we need to come up with some alternates to Mt. Whitney. Here are a few ideas, including the plan for Whitney itself.
June 1st
Arrive @ Mammoth Mountain Inn (elevation 9,000 ft), spend night
June 2-4 (Option 1, Mt. Whitney)
June 2
Family can hike or stay at Mammoth
AM – hike option 1
- Little Lakes Valley (Pictures 1 -28)
AM- hike option 2
PM
- 6 PM – Drive to Mono Lake (40 mins), watch sunset
- Spend night @ Mammoth
June 3
- 1 PM – Guys Dropped Off at Whitney Trail
- PM – Family stays in Lone Pine
June 4
- 12-2 PM – Guys picked up @ trailhead
June 2-4 (Option 2, Mt. Dana & White Mountain Peak)
June 2
AM
- Family stays at Mammoth
- Guys hike Mount Dana
- Descriptions: WikiPedia, SummitPost.org, LocalHikes.com
- Pictures: Google Images
PM
- 6 PM – Drive to Mono Lake (40 mins), watch sunset
- Spend night @ Mammoth
June 3
- 4 PM – Guys drop off family in Bishop (hotel), drive to Barcroft Gate
- Guys car camp @ Barcroft Gate
June 4
- White Mountain Peak Hike:
- Descriptions: WikiPedia, SummitPost.org, TimberlineTrails.net
- Pictures: Google Images
June 2-4 (Option 3, Mt. Langley)
Family can hike or stay at Mammoth
AM – hike option 1
- Little Lakes Valley (Pictures 1 -28)
AM- hike option 2
PM
- 6 PM – Drive to Mono Lake (40 mins), watch sunset
- Spend night @ Mammoth
June 3
- 1 PM – Guys Dropped Off at Cottonwood Lakes trailhead, hike in 7-8 miles, setup camp for the night.
- Pictures: HikingGeek.com
- PM – Family stays in Lone Pine
June 4
- Early AM – Mt. Langley Hike:
- Descriptions: SummitPost.org, HikesPeak.com, TimberlineTrails.net
- Pictures: Google Images
- 12-2 PM – Guys picked up @ trailhead
Contact Info:
Eastern Sierra InterAgency Visitor Center
US 395 & SR136 Lone Pine, CA 93545
(760) 876-6222
White Mountain Ranger District
798 N Main St, Bishop, CA 93514
(760) 873-2500
Mammoth Mountain Inn
1 Minaret Road
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 934-2581
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bishop
636 N Main St, Bishop, CA 93514
(760) 872-2423
BEST WESTERN PLUS Frontier Motel
1008 S Main Street Lone Pine, California, 93545-3010
(760) 876-5571