Mount Whitney / Christopher Langley and Michael Prather.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langley, Christopher, 1944- Author.

Prather, Michael., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--California--Whitney, Mount--Pictorial works.

Natural history.

Whitney, Mount (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.

Whitney, Mount (Calif.).

Whitney, Mount (Calif.)--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

The history of Mount Whitney is long, complex, and revealing. Identified in 1864 and named for the head of the California Geological Survey, Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states. Throughout the years, it challenged several accomplished mountaineers who failed to reach its summit; it was as if the mountain were working to confuse and impede them. Finally, the mountain was climbed from the west side by three fishermen from Lone Pine. Mount Whitney has always called to the adventurous heart of the climber. Gustave Marsh put in the trail to the summit and then built the Smithsonian Observatory. Writers and artists have applied their talents to capturing elements of the Whitney experience, and there is fascinating geological, natural, and cultural history that rounds out this original approach to the story of a mountain.

Contents:

Icon of a dynamic landscape

Which peak is Whitney?

Playground

The written word

Seeing it

Natural history along the trail.

OCLC:

885208658