Pacific Crest Trail (nearby at Mount Whitney area)

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long-distance hiking trail segment

The Pacific Crest Trail near the Mount Whitney area is a segment of the long-distance hiking route that traverses the Sierra Nevada, offering high-altitude alpine scenery close to the tallest peak in the contiguous United States.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pacific Crest Trail corridor (nearby alignment)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	long-distance hiking trail segment ⓘ
approximateElevationRange	about 9,000 to over 11,000 feet ⓘ
climate	alpine climate conditions ⓘ
connectedTo	John Muir Trail ⓘ surface form: John Muir Trail network
designation	National Scenic Trail segment ⓘ
environment	high-altitude alpine terrain ⓘ
feature	alpine lakes ⓘ exposed ridgelines ⓘ glacially carved valleys ⓘ granite peaks ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ
hazard	afternoon thunderstorms ⓘ altitude sickness ⓘ snow and ice in early season ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Sierra Nevada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
managedBy	U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
managedInCoordinationWith	National Park Service ⓘ
near	John Muir Trail ⓘ Mount Whitney ⓘ
notableFor	challenging elevation changes ⓘ remote backcountry setting ⓘ
offersViewOf	High Sierra peaks ⓘ Mount Whitney ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ surface form: Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail corridor Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
passesNear	Mount Whitney ⓘ surface form: Mount Whitney summit massif Whitney Portal region ⓘ
popularWith	long-distance hikers ⓘ mountain backpackers ⓘ
region	Sierra National Forest ⓘ surface form: Southern Sierra Nevada high country
requires	wilderness permits in many sections ⓘ
seasonalAccessibility	primarily summer and early fall ⓘ
surface	natural dirt and rock tread ⓘ
traverses	Sierra Nevada ⓘ surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
usedFor	backpacking ⓘ section hiking ⓘ thru-hiking ⓘ wilderness recreation ⓘ
vegetation	alpine meadows ⓘ subalpine conifers ⓘ
wildlife	black bears ⓘ marmots ⓘ pikas ⓘ
within	Inyo National Forest ⓘ Sequoia National Park ⓘ Sequoia National Park ⓘ surface form: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks region

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Whitney → isSouthernTerminusOf → Pacific Crest Trail (nearby at Mount Whitney area) ⓘ

Little Yosemite Valley → partOfRoute → Pacific Crest Trail (nearby at Mount Whitney area) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Crest Trail corridor (nearby alignment)