The Pinnacles
The Pinnacles rises to 2,885 m in California. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Clouds Rest, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2885 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 4 mi
- Lembert Dome · 12 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 14 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clouds Rest: 0.5 mi
- East Quarter Dome: 0.7 mi
- West Quarter Dome: 0.9 mi
- Moraine Dome: 1.4 mi
- Watkins Pinnacles: 1.7 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 1.7 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 1.8 mi
- Three Chute Falls: 1.9 mi
- Cascade Fall: 1.9 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 3.4 mi
- Valley View Parking: 10.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 10.0 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 17.0 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 17.1 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 4.2 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 4.9 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 5.1 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 5.2 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 5.2 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- Diving Board: 2.9 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Glacier Point: 4.8 mi
- Women's Club Building: 4.5 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 4.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 5.2 mi
- John Muir: 5.5 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 10.6 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Summit Meadow: 10.6 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 3.5 mi
- Black Spring: 9.6 mi
- Moss Spring: 9.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 9.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 10.6 mi
- El Portal Park: 17.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 22.6 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 24.6 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 5.9 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 23.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 17.9 mi
- June Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
- Bennettville: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of The Pinnacles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clark | SE 142° | 3,512 m | 5.8 mi |
| Echo Peak #0 | NE 45° | 3,367 m | 7.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #3 | NE 46° | 3,343 m | 7.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #1 | NE 45° | 3,330 m | 7.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #5 | NE 46° | 3,330 m | 7.1 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | NE 46° | 3,328 m | 7.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #2 | NE 46° | 3,318 m | 7.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #8 | NE 46° | 3,318 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358851857
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 4 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 5 mi
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