Several feet of snow is anticipated to blanket California's mountains this week, prompting the National Weather Service to warn of “the strongest storm of the season” so far in the Sierra Nevada. A ...

Mount Whitney is also the most frequently climbed mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada. Last year, in May, the bodies of a Northern California couple were found after an 11-hour search. Contributing ...

As such, scaling Mount Whitney is best left to experienced ... and starts at Whitney Portal on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. Despite being the shortest option, this hike still requires ...

Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the "lower 48" states, according to National Park Service, and is the eleventh highest peak in the country. It lies on the boundary between the Sierra Nevada ...