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K-P Pinnacle

K-P Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

K-P Pinnacle rises to 2,053 m in California. Mount Hoffmann stands 3,308 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is El Capitan, a peak 0.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2052.85 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.73701, -119.64000

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 48
Museums: 13
Attractions: 12
  • Valley View Parking: 2.1 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 2.2 mi
  • Indian Arch: 5.5 mi
  • Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 9.1 mi
  • Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • El Capitan Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 4.4 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Parks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of K-P Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoffmannNE 43°3,308 m10.4 mi
The BowmaidenNE 42°3,241 m11.8 mi
Quartzite PeakE 97°3,182 m11.8 mi
Clouds RestENE 75°3,028 m8.5 mi
Sunrise MountainENE 69°3,026 m11.1 mi
The PinnaclesENE 78°2,885 m8.1 mi
Mount Starr KingESE 109°2,767 m7.1 mi
Half DomeE 84°2,694 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3819:4520:24
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1116:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505866737367564437
Precip in7.06.55.53.21.90.50.30.20.41.64.05.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 3 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252489 — K P Pinnacle, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/9371360077

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