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Pyramidal Pinnacle

Pyramidal Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

Pyramidal Pinnacle rises to 4,116 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the southeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Koontz Pinnacle, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

summit in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q124216723, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.54630, -118.50875

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 36
Historic sites: 22
Springs: 19
Waterfalls: 18
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 23.2 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Arch: 14.8 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 14.9 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 20.0 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 21.7 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Valhalla: 4.7 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 12.9 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 14.5 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 21.7 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Merritt Park: 23.2 mi
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 23.8 mi
  • Independence Park: 24.5 mi
  • Dehy Park: 24.7 mi
  • Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 23.0 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 23.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Pyramidal Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahSE 130°4,205 m2.2 mi
Red KaweahSSE 159°4,185 m0.5 mi
Michael's PinnacleSSE 156°4,170.4 m0.6 mi
Second KaweahSE 136°4,165.5 m1.3 mi
Table MountainNNE 14°4,151 m8.1 mi
Milestone MountainNNE 13°4,149 m6.2 mi
Koontz PinnacleESE 117°4,145 m0.0 mi
Black KaweahW 261°4,140 m0.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:16
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 13 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10224894212

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