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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
4,116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.54630, -118.50875

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 36
Historic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 18
Springs: 18
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
Gardens: 9
  • 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
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 23.2 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 KaweahSE4,205 m2.2 mi
Red KaweahSSE4,185 m0.5 mi
Michael's PinnacleSSE4,170 m0.6 mi
Second KaweahSE4,166 m1.3 mi
Table MountainNNE4,151 m8.1 mi
Milestone MountainNNE4,149 m6.2 mi
Koontz PinnacleESE4,145 m0.0 mi
Black KaweahW4,140 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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