Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
Attractions near Idlewild
Nothing in Idlewild itself: Sequoia National Park is 33 mi away
Sequoia National Park sees about 1.4M visitors a year. With nothing inside Idlewild, the list has 8 places within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a national park and a national forest. At 57 mi, Mount Whitney is worth the journey.
Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Mount Whitney
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 57 mi north
Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The map view
The 8 outside town cluster to the southwest.
Orange: Idlewild. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything on the list
All 21 on the list lie within 60 miles.
2Sequoia National Park
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains, California, U.S..
3Kings Canyon National Park
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA.
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6Moro Rock
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
7Mount Whitney Trail
Hiking trail to the summit of Mount Whitney in California, United States.
8Red Rock Canyon State Park
California state park in Kern County featuring scenic desert cliffs, buttes, and spectacular rock formations.
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12César E. Chávez National Monument
U.S. National Monument in Keene, Kern County, California.
14Visalia Fox Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Visalia, California, United States.
Naval Museum of Armament & Technology
Military museum in Ridgecrest, California.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Idlewild →
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Photo credits
Mount Whitney: Geographer (talk · contribs), CC BY 1.0 · Sequoia National Park: Alberto Carrasco Casado, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Sequoia National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Moro Rock: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Whitney Trail: Sanjoy Ghosh, CC BY 2.0 · Red Rock Canyon State Park: Jean trans h+, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dignity Health Arena: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Giant Sequoia National Monument: Jason Hickey, CC BY 2.0 · Burro Schmidt Tunnel: Kurtis2014, CC BY-SA 3.0 · César E. Chávez National Monument: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Visalia Fox Theatre: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kern County Museum: (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ESMoA: Teamone Esmoa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Giant Forest Museum: David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0 · Maturango Museum: Qfl247 (talk) (Transferred by Citypeek/Original uploaded by Qfl247), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick., Public domain · Bakersfield Museum of Art: Skyman9999. Skyman9999, CC0
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