Search View Mount Whitney Article View
To find a specific word, name, or topic in this article, select the option in your Web browser for finding within the page. In Internet Explorer, this option is under the Edit menu.

The search seeks the exact word or phrase that you type, so if you don’t find your choice, try searching for a key word in your topic or recheck the spelling of a word or name.
Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney, mountain, eastern California, a peak of the Sierra Nevada. It is the highest mountain in the conterminous United States and has an altitude of 4,418 m (14,494 ft). Its slope is precipitous on the east, rising abruptly for 3,000 m (11,000 ft) from Owens Valley. The mountain is named in honor of Josiah Dwight Whitney, American geologist and chief of the expedition that came upon it in 1864.

"Mount Whitney," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2008
http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
© 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.