White Mountain Peak

38 miles with 5,900 feet of climbing on dirt
White Mountain Peak • Route Profile
Route Profile

White Mountain Peak • Climbs

Cat. 3: Mile 11, 16, and 31
Cat. 4: Mile 0, 3, 7, and 9

White Mountain Peak • Description

At 14,252 feet, White Mountain Peak is the third highest peak in California and the 14th highest in the lower 48 states. It is also the most accessible of the fourteeners, including by bike.
Starting in Big Pine (3,989 feet), Highway 168 and White Mountain Road lead up to Schulman Grove (10,050 feet), where the paved road ends. White Mountain Road continues on as a gravel road for 23 miles, leading all the way up to White Mountain Peak.
At mile 16 the road is closed by a locked gate (this is the trailhead). At mile 18 the road visits Barcroft Station, a high-altitude research facility of the University of California. After a short but very rough section the road passes by Barcroft Observatory. From here it is less than five miles to the summit, the last two of which are very rough.
White Mountain is the home of an ancient bristlecone pine forest. Schulman Grove is home to the "Methuselah" tree, at 4,767 years the oldest living being in the world. Patriarch Grove is home to the "Patriarch" tree, the largest of the ancient bristlecone pines.

White Mountain Peak • Interactive Map

White Mountain Peak • Pictures

White Mountain Peak • Schulman Grove
Schulman Grove
White Mountain Peak • First Sign
First Sign
White Mountain Peak • 11,000 Feet
11,000 Feet
White Mountain Peak • Second Sign
Second Sign
White Mountain Peak • Patriarch Grove
Patriarch Grove
White Mountain Peak • Barcroft Gate
Barcroft Gate
White Mountain Peak • Barcroft Station
Barcroft Station
White Mountain Peak • Barcroft Observatory
Barcroft Observatory
White Mountain Peak
White Mountain Peak
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