Hikes to South Fork Pass and to the Summit of Mount Whitney

Looking east during the ascent to South Fork Pass	Looking east during ascent to South Fork Pass	Camp the night before ascending South Fork Pass
Contact Pass on the way to South Fork Pass	Hiking over snow near South Fork Pass	Ascending South Fork Pass at the South end of the Palisades

Mount Whitney: Elevation: 4,421 m, or 14,505 ft, Coordinates: 36°34'42.9"N, 118°17'31.2"W

Guitar Lake and Crabtree Meadows, looking west from Mount Whitney

Looking down from the trail to the summit of Mount Whitney

On the summit of Mount Whitney

Marmot enjoying lunch on the summit of Mount Whitney

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