Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
Attractions near West Bishop
The nearest draw to West Bishop: Death Valley National Park, 29 mi away
6 of the 10 places to visit in and around West Bishop are parks & monuments. None of them is inside West Bishop itself. Yearly visitors to Death Valley National Park number about 1.3M. Beyond the town, the best known is Mount Whitney, 55 mi off.
Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
55 mi
Mount Whitney
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Mammoth Mountain
Big draws
4
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Mountain · 55 mi south
Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Places on the map
The list reaches out to China Peak Mountain Resort, 39 mi away.
Orange: West Bishop. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The whole list for West Bishop
Everything here is within 60 miles, 21 places in all.
2Yosemite National Park
National park in California, United States.
3Sequoia National Park
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains, California, U.S..
4Death Valley National Park
National park in California and Nevada in the United States.
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6Manzanar National Historic Site
World War II Japanese-American internment camp in California.
7Kings Canyon National Park
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA.
8Mammoth Mountain
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California, home to a ski resort.
9Devils Postpile National Monument
National monument in California, USA.
10Moro Rock
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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13Mount Whitney Trail
Hiking trail to the summit of Mount Whitney in California, United States.
14Inyo National Forest
National forest in California and Nevada, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in West Bishop → · West Bishop’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 · Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Mono Lake: File:Mono lake sat.jpg: created by NASA Rotation and crop: Hike395, Public domain · Manzanar National Historic Site: Dorothea Lange, Public domain · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Ansel Adams Wilderness: Hike395 (talk · contribs), 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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