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Smithsonian Institution Shelter

Smithsonian Institution Shelter Smithsonian Institution Shelter - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

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. Read more on Wikipedia

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