slgwv's photos with the keyword: White Mountain Peak

The high point on the skyline in the middle of the photo. UC's (University of California) Barcroft Experimental Station had an open house that day, so you could drive in and start the hike there. It saves about 2 miles and 1000' off the usual trailhead! The road along this high plateau at the range crest is over 10K feet. White Mountain Peak itself has an elevation of 14,252 feet (4,344 m). Btw, these are the White Mountains in eastern California, not in New Hampshire!

Looking up from the summit trail. We're on a ridge over 11K feet (~3350 m) here, but the summit is over 14K feet (~4260 m)! So we still have a ways to go. White Mountain Peak is the highest point in the White Mountains (the ones in California), and the third-highest peak in California. The White Mountains are in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada immediately to the west, so the range is very dry despite its elevation.

Looking east, back down the trail up to White Mountain Peak. The approach follows the smooth ridge in the middle distance. Irrigation in Fish Lake Valley, Nevada, is visible in the background at upper left.