Mount Whitney via John Muir Trail
Overview
This is a difficult one way trail to Mount Whitney in Ansel Adams Wilderness.
This trail goes by Nature Center at Happy Isles, Streamgage, Sierra Point, Vernal Fall Footbridge, Clark Point, Nevada Fall, Mist Trailhead, Sunrise High Sierra Camp, Cathedral Pass, Yosemite Toulumne Meadows Visitor Center, D Sites, E Sites, F Sites, G Sites, Backpacker's Wilderness Campsite, Lyell Fork, Donohue Pass, Island Pass, Emerald Lake, Ruby Lake, Rosalie Lake, Gladys Lake, Trinity Lakes, Johnston Lake, Squaw Lake, Silver Pass, Selden Pass, Heart Lake, Sallie Keyes Lakes, Stock Camp, Muir Pass, Lower Palisade Lake, Mather Pass, Pinchot Pass, Dollar Lake, Lower Rae Lake, Glen Pass, Lower Vidette Meadow, Vidette Meadow, Forester Pass, Bighorn Plateau, hidden altar campsite (1 tent), meadow view campsite (1-2 tents), creek side campsite (3-4 tents), high-back campsite (2-3 tents), woodsy campsite (4-5 tents), ridgeview campsite (1 tent), vista campsite (1-2 tents), flat rocks campsite (4-5 tents), the annex campsite (2-3 tents), campsite (2 tents), ford intermittent creek, campsite (2-3 tents), guidepost, campsite m, Timberline Lake, ford Whitney creek, Zigzag campsite (1 tent), Dazzle campsite (5-7 tents), Aiguille Junior, Aiguille du Paquoir, Aiguille Extra, Crooks Peak, and Keeler Needle.
Sights to See
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