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Mount Whitney Coordinates

California, United States · Elevation 4,421m

Quick answer: Mount Whitney is located at 36.578600, -118.292300 (N, W).

Different tools require different formats — Garmin devices default to DDM, military maps use MGRS, topo maps use UTM, and web apps expect Decimal Degrees. Copy whichever format your device or application needs. Click any format abbreviation to learn how it works.

All Coordinate Formats

DD

Decimal Degrees

36.578600, -118.292300
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

36°34'42.96"N 118°17'32.28"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

36°34.7160'N 118°17.5380'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

11S 384382 4048904
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

11SLA8438248904
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

9qebh4yjv
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8583HPH5+C7

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Mount Whitney. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-36.578600, -118.292300

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-36.578600, -118.292300
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

36°34'42.96"S 118°17'32.28"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

36°34.7160'S 118°17.5380'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

11H 384382 5951096
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

11HLV8438251096
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

337zujn4j
Plus Code

Open Location Code

45M3CPC5+CM

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 11SLA8438248904 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 11 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 11 runs -120° to -114° longitude.
Latitude Band S One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square LA A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter L (west–east) and row letter A (south–north).
Easting 84382 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 48904 Distance north within the 100 km square. Same resolution as easting (10 m).

Geohash Precision

A geohash encodes coordinates by subdividing the Earth into progressively smaller cells. Each extra character roughly halves the cell area. The table below shows Mount Whitney's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
9
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
9q
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
9qe
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
9qeb
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
9qebh
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
9qebh4
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
9qebh4y
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
9qebh4yj
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
9qebh4yjv
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

Precision 9 (highlighted) is the default and provides sub-5-metre accuracy for most applications.

About Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney is the highest summit in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It is located in the Sierra Nevada of California on the border of Tulare and Inyo counties.

Live Converter

The coordinates above are fixed to this landmark. Use this converter to enter any other coordinates — such as a nearby trailhead, parking area, or a location you want to compare — and get all 7 formats instantly.

DD

36.578600, -118.292300

DMS

36°34'42.96"N 118°17'32.28"W

DDM

36°34.7160'N 118°17.5380'W

UTM

11S 384382 4048904

MGRS

11SLA8438248904

GH

9qebh4yjv

OLC

8583HPH5+C7

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