Smithsonian Institution Shelter

W of Lone Pine in Sequoia National Park, Lone Pine, California. County/parish: Tulare.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 08, 1977. NRIS 77000119.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Mount Whitney Shelter
  • Mount Whitney Summit Shelter

From Wikipedia:

Smithsonian Institution Shelter

The Smithsonian Institution Shelter, also known as the Mount Whitney Summit Shelter and the Mount Whitney Hut, was built in 1909 on the summit plateau of Mount Whitney, in the Sierra Nevada within Sequoia National Park, in California. It is the highest permanent building in the contiguous United States.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862249

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