Whitney Portal Campground
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Whitney Portal Campground is a popular high-elevation campground in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada that serves as a primary base for hikers and climbers heading up Mount Whitney.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whitney Portal Campground canonical | 6 |
| Whitney Portal campground area | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campground
ⓘ
recreation site ⓘ |
| accessedByRoad | Whitney Portal Road ⓘ |
| climateType | high-elevation mountain climate ⓘ |
| closedInWinter | often due to snow ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 13 miles west of Lone Pine, California ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2,440 meters
ⓘ
approximately 8,000 feet ⓘ |
| hasCheckInSystem | campground host (seasonal) ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
RV campsites (no hookups)
ⓘ
bear-proof food storage lockers ⓘ drinking water (seasonal) ⓘ fire rings ⓘ picnic tables ⓘ tent campsites ⓘ trash collection ⓘ vault toilets ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
black bears
ⓘ
high-elevation conditions ⓘ rapidly changing mountain weather ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Lone Pine Creek
ⓘ
Mount Whitney ⓘ Whitney Portal waterfall ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Whitney Portal Store ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCampsites | approximately 40 ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
bear canisters or food storage required
ⓘ
campfire restrictions may apply ⓘ |
| locatedAtTrailheadOf | Mount Whitney Trail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Inyo County, California ⓘ Inyo National Forest ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lone Pine, California ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Inyo National Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Inyo National Forest ranger district
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| nearBoundaryOf |
John Muir Wilderness
ⓘ
Sequoia National Park (via Mount Whitney crest) ⓘ |
| openSeason | typically late spring through fall ⓘ |
| popularForActivity |
backpacking
ⓘ
fishing in Lone Pine Creek ⓘ hiking ⓘ rock climbing access ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
base camp for Mount Whitney hikers
ⓘ
base camp for climbers ⓘ |
| requiresReservation | yes, during peak season ⓘ |
| reservationSystem | Recreation.gov ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Whitney Portal campground area