White Mountain Peak is the highest peak in the White Mountains of California, the highest peak in…read moreMono County, and the third highest peak in the state after Mount Whitney and Mount Williamson. Elevation 14,252 ft Distance: 14 Miles roundtrip. Out and back. You start at an elevation of 12,000, so you're only going up around 2,000 - 3000 in elevation. It's kind of tricky for me to figure out since you're going up and down a few times on the trail. The hike is pretty easy for the first 3 -4 miles. There isn't too much of an elevation gain. This part of the hike reminded me of the opening scene from the Sound of Music. The last 2-3 miles are tough. You're basically just going UP. The terrain is similar to hiking West Mt Baldy (lots of loose gravel, tons of rocks). But not as bad. I only say this because I'd slip more hiking Baldy, and I didn't slip once hiking White Mountain Peak. You can see the summit from far away. And on a majority of the hike the summit is in your sights. This could either motivate you or de-motivate you... knowing how much further you had to go. Hiking this trail was an experience. When we were there, it was pretty windy. We didn't see too much wildlife. I only saw groundhogs. *I think*. And we saw a lot of sheep at the Research Station 2 miles from the beginning of the trailhead. Since the elevation at the top of White Mountain Peak is at 14K, you may experience elevation sickness. There is no bathrooms at the top of the mountain but there is one clean one at the start of the trail. Getting to the hike was pretty difficult as well. For 22 miles, before you get to the trailhead you're driving on extremely rocky off-roading type of roads. If you're in a small four door sedan it'll take you an hour to drive that. I would suggest taking an SUV.

Great view. This was my 3rd 14er…read more There is a simple trail all the way to the top. Probably easiest 14er. People seem to do this for training for Whitney. I did just because I wanted to do this! You can camp at the trailhead, the day before the hike to acclimatize. We camped on Sat, and started hiking at 4 a.m, and came back to the trailhead around 11 a.m. It is windy on the trail and the top. I put downjackt and hood all the way. For any purpose, it's a great climb.