| 词条 | Whitney Portal, California |
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|name = Whitney Portal |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = |image_skyline = Whitney Portal Road.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Whitney Portal Road approaches Whitney Portal |pushpin_map = USA California |pushpin_map_caption = Location in California |pushpin_image = California Locator Map with US.PNG |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name =United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = California |subdivision_type2 =County |subdivision_name2 = Inyo County |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = | |established_title = |established_date = |coordinates = {{coord|36|35|10|N|118|14|29|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = [1] |elevation_ft =8374 |footnotes = }} Whitney Portal (formerly, Hunter Flat and Hunters Camp) is the end of the Whitney Portal road in Inyo County, California, {{convert|13.7|mi|km|0}} west of Lone Pine at an elevation of {{convert|8374|ft}}.[1] Whitney Portal is the gateway to Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States; it is the trailhead for the Mount Whitney Trail. Campgrounds, parking lots, bearproof food storage facilities, a store and a restaurant are located at Whitney Portal. HistoryA road reached Whitney Portal in 1936.[2] Previously, the place was called Hunter Flat in honor of William L. Hunter, an Owens Valley pioneer.[2] The road was used in scenes in at least two American feature films, High Sierra (1941), with Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino, and The Long, Long Trailer (1954) with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} In July 2018, the Georges Fire caused the community to be evacuated due to fire threats.[3] References1. ^1 {{cite ngs|pid=GT0132|name=8373|accessdate=2016-09-25}} {{Inyo County, California}}2. ^1 {{California's Geographic Names|1214}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=Georges Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5907/ |website=InciWeb |publisher=United States National Forest Service |accessdate=11 July 2018 |language=en}} 5 : Unincorporated communities in Inyo County, California|Owens Valley|Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Unincorporated communities in California|Tourist attractions in Inyo County, California |
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