Here’s how California’s greatest peak compares to the rest of the world.
150 years ago this month, the first successful summit of Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48 states, was reached. Then the fight for a name began.. There are more mountains above 14,000 feet in Colorado, but California has the tallest. It was named after the chief of the California Geological Survey, Josiah Whitney, in 1864.
A member of the survey team, Clarence King, attempted to climb Whitney twice during their trip but was not successful. He returned in 1871 and claimed to have successfully summited, and everyone else believed that for some time. But in reality he had accidentally climbed what today is known as Mt. Langley.
When the error was discovered two years later, King returned to California to try again. He did eventually summit Whitney but made the fourth ascent. The first ascent was made by three local fishermen, Charley Begole, Johnny Lucas and Al Johnson. These three friends reached the summit at noon on Aug. 18, 1873.According to the Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce, residents of the Owens Valley wanted to name the mountain “Fisherman’s Peak” to pay homage to the first summiters. When this name was challenged, they proposed the name “Dome of Inyo.” Over the next two years, the local newspaper published many articles arguing this issue.
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