Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
Attractions near Independence
A day out from Independence: Mount Whitney, 18 mi away
Each year, some 1.4M people go to Sequoia National Park. With nothing inside Independence, the list has 11 places within 40 miles. Among them are 3 national parks, 2 mountains and 2 parks & preserves. The trip to Sequoia National Forest is 57 mi.
Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
18 mi
Mount Whitney
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
China Peak Mountain Resort
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 18 mi south
Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
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The map
Around Independence, mapped
At the edge of the map sits Moro Rock, 37 mi out.
Orange: Independence. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 11 on the list
All 16 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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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8Moro Rock
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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10Mount Whitney Trail
Hiking trail to the summit of Mount Whitney in California, 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 Independence → · Independence’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 · Sequoia National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Moro Rock: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White Mountain Peak: JonathanLamb (talk · contribs), CC BY 3.0 · Mount Whitney Trail: Sanjoy Ghosh, CC BY 2.0 · Rainbow Canyon: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Giant Sequoia National Monument: Jason Hickey, CC BY 2.0 · John Muir Wilderness: Miguel.v, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern California Museum: Liambruckercasey, CC0 · Giant Forest Museum: David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0
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