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. 178 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,885 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
178 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 Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 10.0 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 17.0 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 17.1 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 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
- 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
- Women's Club Building: 4.5 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 4.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 5.2 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 10.6 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 16.1 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 25 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 #2.5 | NE 46° | 3,328 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | N 351° | 3,308 m | 5.9 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | N 360° | 3,241 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tresidder Peak | NE 40° | 3,231 m | 6.2 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | SE 133° | 3,206 m | 6.1 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | SE 130° | 3,182 m | 5.0 mi |
| Columbia Finger | NE 45° | 3,158 m | 5.6 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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