White Mountain

White Mountain

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Our trip to White Mountain in August 2005. White Mountain is one of the only peaks over 14,000 feet in California located outside of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. White Mountain is located in the White Mountains on the east side of the Owens Valley with a perfect view of the Sierras. The Ancient Bristle Cone Pine Forest home to the oldest living organisms on earth, is also located on the road to the trail head of White Mountain.

If you're interested in checking out this hike here is a little beta for your trip. The trail is fourteen miles round trip and starts around 12,000 feet. If you are used to high altitudes you can bike the first five miles and hike the last to shorten your trip. This definitely worked well for us. If you're not acclimated to high altitudes then you should plan on camping at the campground just outside the Bristlecone Forest to get yourself used to the altitude then do the hike the next morning. But either way be prepared for a pretty strenuous trek and a bit of a drive on dirt roads.

The road to White Mountain with the Sierras in the background.

Sean and our conveyance

You can see why they're called the White Mountains

White Mountain is the tallest one on the left.

Sean taking in White Mountain and our transportation for the second part of the trip.

View from the top

Me on top of the world

White Mountain is not actually white.

The ancient Bristle Cones, oldest living organisms on earth.


	White Mountain Home \| Yosemite Tours Photos \| Yosemite \| Yosemite II \| Yosemite Falls \| High Country \| Half Dome \| Eastern Sierra \| White Mountain Recent Travels Home Page Our trip to White Mountain in August 2005. White Mountain is one of the only peaks over 14,000 feet in California located outside of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. White Mountain is located in the White Mountains on the east side of the Owens Valley with a perfect view of the Sierras. The Ancient Bristle Cone Pine Forest home to the oldest living organisms on earth, is also located on the road to the trail head of White Mountain. If you're interested in checking out this hike here is a little beta for your trip. The trail is fourteen miles round trip and starts around 12,000 feet. If you are used to high altitudes you can bike the first five miles and hike the last to shorten your trip. This definitely worked well for us. If you're not acclimated to high altitudes then you should plan on camping at the campground just outside the Bristlecone Forest to get yourself used to the altitude then do the hike the next morning. But either way be prepared for a pretty strenuous trek and a bit of a drive on dirt roads. The road to White Mountain with the Sierras in the background. Sean and our conveyance You can see why they're called the White Mountains White Mountain is the tallest one on the left. Sean taking in White Mountain and our transportation for the second part of the trip. View from the top Me on top of the world White Mountain is not actually white. The ancient Bristle Cones, oldest living organisms on earth. Home \| Yosemite Tours Photos \| Yosemite \| Yosemite II \| Yosemite Falls \| High Country \| Half Dome \| Eastern Sierra \| White Mountain