Whitney Arch, Alabama Hills
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Rumpled
N 36° 36.811 W 118° 07.548
11S E 399324 N 4052590
This is the famous arch on the postcards that you can see Mt Whitney through. Also called mobius arch, due to it's twisting shape.
Waymark Code: WM4V75
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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Get yourself out to the famous Alabama Hills, west of Lone Pine. Follow Movie Road and park at N 36º 36.680 W 118º 07.500.
From here, you can follow a short, easy and well-marked trail through the Alabama Hills to the Whitney Arch. This arch provides an opportunity to get a view of Mt Whitney and the Sierra Crest through the arch. Take a photo and see if you can match the many photographers who've taken shots here.

There are literally hundreds of arches out here in the Alabama Hills; keep looking around.

Here's a ling to more arch info.
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Photo of the Arch by itself?: yes

Type of Arch: Water Eroded

Type of Material:
This is a weathered granite arch.
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