White Mountain (14,246 feet)

15 miles round trip (if you stay on the road) from Barcroft Gate, 2,600 feet of elevation gain

White Mountains Highest Peak ,California

Rank in California: 3

Trailhead elevation: 11,680 feet

September 24, 2006

01Elk grazing along Hwy 395	02Notice elk pattern on shirt	03With Elk herd	04Elk	05Elk
06Elk	07Elk	08Elk	09The road to trailhead	10Hike begins at the gate
11The gate	12Route follows a 4WD road	13Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel	14Ground Squirrel	15Ground Squirrel
16Ground Squirrel	17Barcroft Facility comes to view	18Approaching Barcroft Facility	19Barcroft Facility	20Sign
21Sheep	22	23	24Peak comes to view on left	25Trail continues
26Close-up of the Goal	27Vistas	28View of the Palisades	29Saddle is still far away	30Trail continues
31More of the trail upcomes to view	32Approaching the first saddle	33Looking towards summit from saddle	34Vistas around	35Looking back at the trail
36Vistas	37Vistas	38Hiker heading up	39More hikers heading up below	40
41	42	43Close-up	44Close-up of the summit	45
46	47	48Summit	49Summit hut	50On the summit
51Sign-in books	52GPS reading on the summit	53Summit hut	54Summit vistas	55Summit vistas
56On the summit	57Summit vistas	58Summit vistas	59Time to head down	60Descending
61Look back at the peak	62GPS reading back by the gate	63Taking flight	64White Mtn Hawk	65The End