White Mountain Pk is the highest point in California outside the Sierras.
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It is hard to imagine a more prolific thermal source anywhere. From there the lift is usually even more continuous the last 15 miles to our turnpoint at Boundary Peak.
From Boundary we can see forever into Nevada's Great Basin, and northwest to Mono Lake.
Turning south, a shearline often runs diagonally across the wide north end of the Owens Valley north of Bishop, and with average luck we can use it to cross all the way to the Sierras, perhaps remaining as high as 16,000 feet !
