Discover what the history of Mount Whitney is. Learn about its location, elevation and hiking facts. Learn where it is, how ...

Mount Whitney is seen from the Alabama Hills in 2005. On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the bodies of two hikers who went missing after summiting the state’s tallest peak were recovered following a 24-hour ...

"Highpointers" are people with a quirky goal: summiting the highest point in each of the 50 states, from Mr. McKinley in ...

A hiker was killed near Mt. Whitney on Sunday after being struck by a falling rock, marking the third fatality within a week near California’s highest peak, authorities said. The hiker was in the ...