John Muir Trail
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|Name=John Muir Trail |Photo=1000 Island Lake Ansel Adams Wilderness.jpg |Caption=View of Ansel Adams Wilderness along the trail |Length=211 mi; 340 km |Start/End Points=Yosemite Valley
Mount Whitney |Use=Hiking, Backpacking, Horse travel |HighPoint=Mount Whitney (14,505 ft)
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John Muir Trail is a long-distance trail in California, running 211 miles (340 km) from the Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney. Much of the trail serves as a section of the longer Pacific Crest Trail. It is named for naturalist John Muir.
The trail runs through Yosemite National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park, Inyo National Forest (including the John Muir and Ansel Adams wilderness areas), and Devils Postpile National Monument.The northern terminus is in Yosemite Valley, and the southern terminus is the summit of Mt. Whitney.
Construction of the trail, begun a year after Muir's death in 1915 with a $10,000 grant from the California legislature, was completed in 1938 with the construction of the portion of the trail over Mather Pass.