Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
Attractions near Big Pine
Nothing in Big Pine itself: Sequoia National Park is 33 mi away
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Big Pine, 4 are parks & monuments. Big Pine itself has none of them. Sequoia National Park welcomes about 1.4M visitors a year. Travel 41 mi and you reach Mount Whitney.
Attractions nearby
19
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Mount Whitney
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Mammoth Mountain
Big draws
3
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Mountain · 41 mi south
Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Mapped around Big Pine
Out at 33 mi is Sequoia National Park, the farthest.
Orange: Big Pine. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Each place in turn
Everything here is within 60 miles, 19 places in all.
2Sequoia National Park
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains, California, U.S..
3Death Valley National Park
National park in California and Nevada in the United States.
4Manzanar National Historic Site
World War II Japanese-American internment camp in California.
5Kings Canyon National Park
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA.
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7Mammoth Mountain
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California, home to a ski resort.
8Devils Postpile National Monument
National monument in California, USA.
9Moro Rock
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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12Mount Whitney Trail
Hiking trail to the summit of Mount Whitney in California, United States.
13Inyo National Forest
National forest in California and Nevada, United States.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Big Pine → · Big Pine’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mount Whitney: Geographer (talk · contribs), CC BY 1.0 · Sequoia National Park: Alberto Carrasco Casado, CC BY 2.0 · Death Valley National Park: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Manzanar National Historic Site: Dorothea Lange, Public domain · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · Owens Lake: Picture prepared for Wikipedia by Adrian Pingstone in November 2003., Public domain · Mammoth Mountain: Hike395 (talk · contribs), CC BY 3.0 · Devils Postpile National Monument: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Moro Rock: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White Mountain Peak: JonathanLamb (talk · contribs), CC BY 3.0 · Convict Lake: The original uploader was Geographer at English Wikipedia., CC BY 1.0 · Mount Whitney Trail: Sanjoy Ghosh, CC BY 2.0 · Inyo National Forest: Cullen328, CC BY 3.0 · Sierra National Forest: Smack (talk · contribs), Public domain · John Muir Wilderness: Miguel.v, CC BY-SA 3.0 · June Mountain: Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Eastern California Museum: Liambruckercasey, CC0 · Giant Forest Museum: David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0
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