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11,662 applications were submitted to the 2015 Mt. Whitney Lottery

43% of Group Leaders were Awarded a Date of their Choice

3,101 won their first choice date.

1,718 won an alternate choice.

57% of applications were Unsuccessful

6,320 unsuccessful because the dates requested were full when the application was processed.

427 applications were withdrawn because leader already won a date from this year’s lottery.

96 applications were withdrawn by the group leader.

7486 applications had a first choice of Overnight Mt Whitney Trail (64%)

4176 applications had a first choice of Day Use of the Mt Whitney Zone (36%)

After the Lottery

The lottery is followed by open reservations for the remainder of the season. All dates can be viewed on the Recreation.gov website. If a date displays the letter R, that date is fully reserved. There is no wait list. However, space from cancelations or group size reductions will be made available within 24 hours of cancelation. Web reservations can be made until two days before the entry date. No-Show and late cancelations are available for walk in permit requests at the visitor center.

April 1

Reservations open for remaining space and lottery acceptance begins.

· On sale opens April 1 at 7 am Pacific Time (No phone reservations)

· Acceptance period opens for 30 days. Accept or decline dates won in the lottery. Complete trip information and pay the $15 per person reservation fee to claim your reservation. Cancelations and declined space will be added to the reservation calendar within 24 hours at random times.

· April 30 is the last day to accept and pay for lottery reservations (closes at midnight Eastern Time)

May 1

All unclaimed dates are canceled and released for web reservations (within 24 hours at random times).

Top 10 Requested Dates for 2015

The number of people requesting these dates is from only the first choice on the application. Dates listed with less people than the quota may fill up when alternate choices are also considered.

7,486 Applications (35,203 people) requested overnight trips for the first choice.

4,176 Applications (20,376 people) requested day hikes for the first choice.

Final Data March 15, 2015 First Choice Only

Final Data March 15, 2015 - First Choice Only

Mt. Whitney Trail Overnight Permit

DAY USE of Mt. Whitney Zone

Quota will allow 60 people per day

Quota will allow 100 people per day

Entry Date

Number of:

Entry Date

Number of:

Applications

People

Applications

People

Friday, May 01, 2015

22

85


7

18

Saturday, May 02, 2015

17

78


11

60

Sunday, May 03, 2015

3

19


6

42

Monday, May 04, 2015

4

11


2

3

Tuesday, May 05, 2015

5

18


2

6

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

7

22


3

17

Thursday, May 07, 2015

5

25


1

1


11

49


2

6


15

47


15

91


2

6


6

27


5

16


4

11


5

21


1

1


4

10


3

8


6

22


1

3


11

31


5

16


22

87


14

55


5

18


6

15


8

32


2

4


10

40


4

11


9

38


3

11


5

21


5

12


29

122


5

18


78

370


28

125


12

46


21

86


13

38


5

16


7

22


5

12


7

24


5

13


11

44


6

14


23

140


11

35


33

159


23

113


9

35


7

50

Monday, June 01, 2015

21

77


8

34

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

14

48


3

8

Wednesday, June 03, 2015

10

38


4

11

Thursday, June 04, 2015

16

65


3

25

Friday, June 05, 2015

45

230


14

56

Saturday, June 06, 2015

66

344


41

207

Sunday, June 07, 2015

13

50


26

167


27

93


7

28


18

69


12

35


16

59


9

22


18

77


4

9


47

224


10

34


75

382


43

194


22

88


15

72


39

156


20

79


31

104


5

29


27

98


4

11


38

166


7

25


74

367


24

119


90

494


66

345


19

72


31

151


52

206


9

42


37

124


19

102


32

130


15

49


52

220


17

52


107

619


30

128


129

601


63

316


44

203


33

134


53

200


33

143


33

149


17

52

Wednesday, July 01, 2015

52

186


25

82

Thursday, July 02, 2015

45

241


15

64

Friday, July 03, 2015

152

781


35

126

Saturday, July 04, 2015

104

486


102

454

Sunday, July 05, 2015

28

100


17

71

Monday, July 06, 2015

63

229


15

65

Tuesday, July 07, 2015

53

182


27

99


39

161


23

92


62

266


22

86


133

646


42

309


139

740


117

607


54

173


36

169


73

304


49

203


57

271


34

124


66

274


26

121


77

346


25

124


137

830


30

169


152

769


127

671


30

147


36

151


79

313


48

246


44

173


28

110


35

180


29

118


59

330


23

103


120

601


27

131


135

713


143

736


40

197


56

328


75

307


34

251


56

223


34

127


44

191


28

117


79

368


50

234


146

777


73

395

Saturday, August 01, 2015

196

956


168

854

Sunday, August 02, 2015

63

248


52

308

Monday, August 03, 2015

123

666


59

319

Tuesday, August 04, 2015

73

333


43

198

Wednesday, August 05, 2015

43

178


47

225

Thursday, August 06, 2015

68

340


33

156

Friday, August 07, 2015

151

835


42

253


148

823


120

671


46

194


66

465


86

401


51

233


62

266


38

141


56

251


29

122


68

320


17

78


124

610


37

189


135

698


98

621


33

153


29

143


62

212


29

133


54

210


22

94


40

154


17

48


55

229


19

117


90

461


26

151


95

573


76

403


40

170


35

189


47

183


32

142


43

176


12

72


32

98


17

67


42

173


19

74


98

507


37

221


72

392


82

464


38

158


32

166


31

99


21

98

Tuesday, September 01, 2015

49

181


25

83

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

29

124


12

44

Thursday, September 03, 2015

45

200


11

52

Friday, September 04, 2015

80

436


18

103

Saturday, September 05, 2015

180

1002


47

245

Sunday, September 06, 2015

37

262


63

359

Monday, September 07, 2015

38

128


22

87


58

207


10

50


30

122


16

66


40

178


25

131


67

340


31

130


62

312


69

360


30

133


34

163


35

110


23

100


21

142


13

42


13

53


13

31


24

125


14

47


37

190


11

50


32

162


30

142


14

48


8

37


9

26


5

15


7

36


3

14


9

34


5

34


11

49


4

16


19

105


8

47


18

83


15

83


7

33


5

21


4

16


6

27


7

25


2

6


5

24


4

17

Thursday, October 01, 2015

5

36


1

4

Friday, October 02, 2015

11

58


4

12

Saturday, October 03, 2015

10

60


5

14

Sunday, October 04, 2015

1

2


4

10

Monday, October 05, 2015

2

8


4

11

Tuesday, October 06, 2015

3

10


4

12

Wednesday, October 07, 2015

1

2



1

2



4

17



8

31


2

8



1

4






1

2



1

2


2

8


4

30




3

11




1

4





1

2



1

2



3

26



1

2


1

2









1

1







Sunday, November 01, 2015

Sunday, November 01, 2015

7486

35203

4176

20376

Overnight on the Mt

Whitney

Trail64%Day Use in the Mt Whitney

Zone

36%

First Choice Requests

Successful Overnight

21%

Unsuccessful57%Successful Day Use

22%

Lottery Results

Application 1st Choice Only

Final Data March 15, 2015

Mt. Whitney Trail Overnight/multi-night PermitDAY USE of Mt. Whitney Zone

Quota will allow 60 people per dayQuota will allow 100 people per day

Entry Date

Number of:

ApplicationsPeople

Entry Date

Number of:

ApplicationsPeople

Saturday, September 05, 20151801002Saturday, August 01, 2015168854

Saturday, August 01, 2015196956Saturday, July 25, 2015143736

Friday, August 07, 2015151835Saturday, August 08, 2015120671

Friday, July 17, 2015137830Saturday, July 25, 2015127671

Saturday, August 08, 2015148823Saturday, August 15, 201598621

Friday, July 03, 2015152781Saturday, July 18, 2015117607

Friday, July 31, 2015146777Friday, July 31, 201566465

Saturday, July 18, 2015152769Sunday, August 09, 201582464

Saturday, July 11, 2015139740Saturday, August 29, 2015102454

Saturday, July 25, 2015135713Saturday, July 04, 201576403

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