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Split Pinnacle

Split Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

Split Pinnacle rises to 1,539 m in California. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Brother, a peak 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.73415, -119.61929

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 49
Museums: 12
Attractions: 12
  • Valley View Parking: 3.0 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 3.0 mi
  • Indian Arch: 4.6 mi
  • Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 10.0 mi
  • Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • El Capitan Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 4.6 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 2
Parks: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Split Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClarkESE 104°3,512 m10.7 mi
Mount HoffmannNE 37°3,308 m9.8 mi
The BowmaidenNE 37°3,241 m11.3 mi
Quartzite PeakE 97°3,182 m10.7 mi
Clouds RestENE 72°3,028 m7.5 mi
Sunrise MountainENE 66°3,026 m10.1 mi
Buena Vista PeakSSE 150°2,956 m11.2 mi
The PinnaclesENE 74°2,885 m7.1 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 5080 °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, 2 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 253602 — Split Pinnacle, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/4337985157

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