Mount Whitney, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · California, US
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Named places on this map
126 named features inside the Mount Whitney, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Caltech Peak
- Centennial Peak
- Center Basin Crags · pillar
- Center Peak
- Crooks Peak
- Deerhorn Mountain
- Discovery Pinnacle
- East Spur · ridge
- East Vidette
- Ericson Crags · pillar
- Great Western Divide · ridge
- Gregorys Monument
- Joe Devel Peak
- Junction Peak
- Kaweah Peaks Ridge · ridge
- Keeler Needle · pillar
- Kern Point
- Kern Ridge · ridge
- Kings-Kern Divide · ridge
- Lewis Peak
- Midway Mountain
- Milestone Mountain
- Mount Barnard
- Mount Bradley
and 47 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Arctic Lake · lake
- Bighorn Park · swamp
- Consultation Lake · lake
- Crabtree Lakes · lake
- East Lake · lake
- Erin Lake · lake
- Frog Pond · lake
- Gallats Lake · lake
- Golden Bear Lake · lake
- Guitar Lake · lake
- Hitchcock Lakes · lake
- Iridescent Lake · lake
- Lake Helen of Troy · lake
- Lake Reflection · lake
- Lake South America · lake
- Lower Boy Scout Lake · swamp
- Meysan Lake · lake
- Mirror Lake · lake
- North Guard Lake · lake
- Primrose Lake · lake
- Rockslide Lake · lake
- Sky Blue Lake · lake
- South Guard Lake · lake
- Timberline Lake · lake
and 6 more
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Arc Pass · gap
- Center Basin · basin
- Clyde Meadow · flat
- Crabtree Meadow · flat
- Crabtree Pass · gap
- Diamond Mesa · bench
- Forester Pass · gap
- Guyot Flat · flat
- Harrison Pass · gap
- Junction Meadow · flat
- Junction Pass · gap
- Kaweah Basin · basin
- Longley Pass · gap
- Lucys Foot Pass · gap
- Mahogany Flat · flat
- Milestone Bowl · basin
and 9 more
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 4, 2026 · 10.3 MB