1907 Map of Mt. Whitney

About this map

The massive high-altitude divide of the Sierra Nevada mountains separates the fertile Owens Valley from the headwaters of the Kings and Kern rivers in this topographic study. The landscape is dominated by the granite peaks of Sequoia National Park and the Sierra Nat For, including the towering Mt Whitney and Mt Muir. In the valley below, the Southern Pacific System railroad links early settlements like Lone Pine and Independence, which serves as a gateway to the steep eastern escarpment.