Monthly Archives: September 2012

Day 8 – Outpost Camp to Whitney Portal Trailhead

3.5 Trail Miles 51′ Elevation Gain 2242 Elevation Loss No cumulative elevation gain This is the easiest day of the trip, 3.5 miles and you’re out.

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Day 7 – Guitar Lake, Mt. Whitney to Outpost Camp

9.25 Trail Miles 3,293′ Elevation Gain 4,344′ Elevation Loss 14 Total Miles (includes cumulative elevation gain)

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Day 6 – Junction Meadows to Guitar Lake

10.25 Trail Miles 4,158′ Elevation Gain 692′ Elevation Loss 16 Total Miles (includes cumulative elevation gain)

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Day 5 – Kern Hotsprings to Junction Meadows

7.25 Trail Miles 1,196′ Elevation Gain 22′ Elevation Loss 9 Total Miles (includes cumulative elevation gain)

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Day 4 – Big Arroyo Junction to Kern Hotsprings

12.75 Miles 1,189′ Elevation Gain 3,902′ Elevation Loss 14 Total Miles (includes cumulative elevation gain)

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Day 3 – Hamilton Lakes to Big Arroyo Junction

6.75 Trail Miles 2,692′ Elevation Gain 1,358′ Elevation Loss 10 Total Miles (includes cumulative elevation gain) This is a big day, you’ll hike over Kaweah Gap, and down through the Big Arroyo. There is water all through the Big Arroyo, … Continue reading

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