High Sierra Trail

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The High Sierra Trail is a renowned long-distance hiking route in California’s Sierra Nevada that traverses dramatic alpine terrain from the western side of the range to Mount Whitney.

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High Sierra Trail canonical 6
High Sierra Trail corridor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf backpacking route
long-distance hiking trail
approximateLength 116 kilometers
72 miles
connectsTo John Muir Trail
Mount Whitney Trail
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Great Western Divide
difficulty strenuous
endingPoint Mount Whitney
Whitney Portal region
surface form: Whitney Portal (via connection)
hazard afternoon thunderstorms
altitude sickness
snowfields early season
highestElevation 14505 feet
4418 meters
highestPoint Mount Whitney
surface form: Mount Whitney summit
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada
United States of America
surface form: United States
managedBy National Park Service
mountainRange Sierra Nevada
notableFeature access to Mount Whitney from the west
views of the Great Western Divide
passesNear Big Arroyo
Great Western Divide
Hamilton Lakes
Kaweah Gap
Kern River Canyon
Wallace Creek
passesThrough Sequoia National Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
permitIssuer Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
permitRequired yes
region Sierra Nevada
surface form: southern Sierra Nevada
season early fall
summer
startingArea Giant Forest
startingPark Sequoia National Park
startingPoint Crescent Meadow
trailSurface dirt
rock
traverses alpine terrain
granite canyons
subalpine forest
typicalCompletionTime 6 to 10 days
uses backpacking
hiking

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Sequoia National Park contains High Sierra Trail
Great Western Divide traversedBy High Sierra Trail
Kaweah Gap traversedBy High Sierra Trail
Kaweah Gap partOfTrailSystem High Sierra Trail
this entity surface form: High Sierra Trail corridor
Hamilton Lakes accessedBy High Sierra Trail
Wallace Creek isAlong High Sierra Trail
Wallace Creek isNear High Sierra Trail