Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
Attractions near Silver City
From Silver City, 21 mi to Mount Whitney
Sequoia National Park draws about 1.4M visitors a year. Nothing is mapped inside Silver City, but 13 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 3 parks & preserves, 2 mountains and 2 national parks. Drive 48 mi to reach Death Valley National Park.
Attractions nearby
15
within 60 miles
The big one
21 mi
Mount Whitney
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
China Peak Mountain Resort
Big draws
3
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Mountain · 21 mi east
Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The layout
The map ends at Owens Lake, 39 mi out.
Orange: Silver City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The whole list for Silver City
All of it lies within 60 miles: 15 places.
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.
9Mount Whitney Trail
Hiking trail to the summit of Mount Whitney in California, United States.
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13Visalia Fox Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Visalia, 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 Silver City → · Silver City’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 · Mount Whitney Trail: Sanjoy Ghosh, CC BY 2.0 · Giant Sequoia National Monument: Jason Hickey, CC BY 2.0 · John Muir Wilderness: Miguel.v, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Visalia Fox Theatre: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern California Museum: Liambruckercasey, CC0 · Giant Forest Museum: David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0
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