# Mount Whitney

> highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States

**Wikidata**: [Q235539](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235539)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Whitney)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mount-whitney

## Summary
Mount Whitney (also known as **Mt. Whitney**) is a **mountain** in the **United States** and is the **highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States**. It is geographically located at **36.57861111111111, -118.29194444444444** and is associated with both **Inyo County** and **Tulare County** in California.

## Key Facts
- **Name**: Mount Whitney  
- **Alias**: Mt. Whitney  
- **Type**: Mountain (a “large natural elevation of the Earth's surface”)  
- **Distinction**: Highest mountain in **California** and the **contiguous United States**  
- **Country**: United States  
- **Counties associated**: **Inyo County** (California, United States); **Tulare County** (California, United States)  
- **Coordinates**: **36.57861111111111 (lat), -118.29194444444444 (lon)**  
- **Wikipedia title**: *Mount Whitney*  
- **Wikidata description**: “highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States”  
- **Sitelink count (Mount Whitney)**: 61  
- **Related person**: **Josiah Whitney** — American geologist (1819–1896)  
- **Sitelink count (Josiah Whitney)**: 14  
- **Sitelink count (concept: mountain)**: 250  
- **Inyo County inception**: 1866 (year provided as 1866-00-00)  
- **Tulare County inception**: 1852 (year provided as 1852-00-00)  
- **United States inception (independence declared)**: 1776-07-04 (Declaration of Independence)  
- **United States inception (independence recognized; preferred)**: 1784-05-12 (Treaty of Paris (1783) referenced as the recognizing statement)

## FAQs

### What is Mount Whitney?
Mount Whitney is a mountain in the United States that holds the distinction of being the highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States. It is also known by the alias “Mt. Whitney.”

### Where is Mount Whitney located?
Mount Whitney is located in the United States, in California, and is associated with **Inyo County** and **Tulare County**. Its coordinates are **36.57861111111111, -118.29194444444444**.

### What kind of geographic feature is Mount Whitney?
Mount Whitney is classified as a **mountain**, meaning it is a large natural elevation of the Earth’s surface. This places it within the general category of mountainous landforms.

### Is Mount Whitney connected to any notable people?
The provided material links Mount Whitney to **Josiah Whitney**, an American geologist who lived from **1819 to 1896**. No additional details about the nature of that connection are specified beyond the related-entity association.

### What reference pages are associated with Mount Whitney?
The entry lists a **Wikipedia title** of *Mount Whitney* and a **sitelink count** of **61** for the entity. Related entities include “mountain” (sitelink count 250) and Josiah Whitney (sitelink count 14).

## Why It Matters
Mount Whitney matters because it represents an extreme point in U.S. geography: it is identified here as the **highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States**. That status makes it a key reference landmark for comparisons involving elevation and for describing the physical geography of California within the broader context of the United States. Its association with both **Inyo County** and **Tulare County** also situates it within specific California administrative regions, anchoring it to real-world jurisdictional geography.

## Notable For
- Being the **highest mountain in California**  
- Being the **highest mountain in the contiguous United States**  
- Having a precise recorded location at **36.57861111111111, -118.29194444444444**  
- Being associated with **Inyo County** and **Tulare County** in California  
- Having the alias **“Mt. Whitney”**  
- Being linked (as a related entity) to **Josiah Whitney (1819–1896)**, an American geologist  

## Body

### Identification and Classification
Mount Whitney is identified as a **mountain**, described in the provided related concept as a “large natural elevation of the Earth's surface.” The entity’s **Wikidata description** explicitly states its defining distinction: it is the **highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States**. It is also known by the alias **“Mt. Whitney.”**

### Geographic Location (Coordinates and Administrative Areas)
Mount Whitney is located in the **United States** and is associated with two California counties:
- **Inyo County** (a county in California, United States; inception year provided as **1866**)  
- **Tulare County** (a county in California, United States; inception year provided as **1852**)  

Its coordinates are given with high precision:
- **Latitude**: 36.57861111111111  
- **Longitude**: -118.29194444444444  

### Country Context: United States
The country listed for Mount Whitney is the **United States**, described in the source material as a country located primarily in North America. The provided inception-related entries for the United States include:
- **1776-07-04** (independence declared; tied to the Declaration of Independence)
- **1784-05-12** (independence recognized; marked as preferred, with the Treaty of Paris (1783) referenced as the recognizing statement)

### Related Entities
The source material explicitly connects Mount Whitney to the following related entities:

- **Mountain (concept)**  
  - Defined as a “large natural elevation of the Earth's surface”  
  - **Sitelink count**: 250  

- **Josiah Whitney (person)**  
  - Identified as an **American geologist**  
  - Lifespan: **1819–1896**  
  - **Sitelink count**: 14  

No further relationship details (such as naming rationale or historical involvement) are provided beyond the existence of these related links.

### Reference and Knowledge-Graph Metadata
Mount Whitney includes several structured metadata fields:
- **Wikipedia title**: *Mount Whitney*  
- **Sitelink count (entity)**: **61**  
- **Wikidata description**: “highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States”  

These fields indicate how the entity is represented and cross-referenced in linked knowledge sources, without adding additional claims about the mountain beyond what is explicitly stated.

## References

1. Geographic Names Information System
2. Place Names of the High Sierra
3. [Source](https://github.com/JohnMarkOckerbloom/ftl/blob/master/data/wikimap)
4. [Source](https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/2023-05/SPS%20List%2027th%20Edition.pdf)
5. [Source](https://www.sierraclub.org/angeles/sierra-peaks/vagmarken-list)
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
7. Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt
8. The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails
9. [Source](https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/w.html#page_103)
10. GeoNames
11. [Place Names of the High Sierra](https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/w.html#page_103)
12. BabelNet
13. Quora
14. National Library of Israel
15. KBpedia