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Resurrection Wall

Resurrection Wall, seen from above at true elevation

Resurrection Wall is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 623 m. Pinyon Peak stands 1,602 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Fingers, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Elevation
623 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.48385, -121.20659

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
  • Peverini Park: 6.9 mi
  • Santa Barbara Park: 6.9 mi
  • San Antonio Park: 6.9 mi
  • ORCHARD LANE PARK: 7.1 mi
  • Blas Santana Park: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Springs: 9
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Sycamore Flats: 18.1 mi
  • Upper Ranch Entrance: 21.7 mi
  • Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch: 22.8 mi
  • Savanna: 24.4 mi
  • Tiger (Female): 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Resurrection Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinyon PeakSSW 204°1,602 m23.9 mi
Chews RidgeWSW 239°1,549 m23.4 mi
Black ButteSW 231°1,497 m23.9 mi
Palo Escrito PeakWSW 251°1,352 m16.8 mi
Ell PeakWSW 237°1,297 m15.1 mi
Tucker MountainESE 102°1,248 m24.1 mi
Bucks PeakE 95°1,237 m21.6 mi
Rock Spring PeakE 94°1,223 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4819:4920:27
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1416:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485053566268737370635448
Precip in3.53.42.81.00.60.10.00.00.10.71.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinnacles NP, 1 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Pinnacles National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Oct; busiest: Apr.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358852221

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