Mt. Whitney isn't your typical mountain. You would think that the tallest peak in the lower 48 states would be in Colorado — where 58 mountains rise over 14,000 feet — or at least somewhere in the ...

A body was spotted on the route to the peak, according to a nonprofit group that helps families of lost hikers.

A hiker died after falling from an icy trail and plunging over a cliff on a California mountain, rescuers say. Inyo County Search and Rescue got a report of a possible death “on Mount Whitney in the ...