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Watkins Pinnacles

Watkins Pinnacles, seen from above at true elevation

Watkins Pinnacles rises to 2,155 m in California. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2154.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.76777, -119.52428

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 49
Attractions: 13
  • Indian Arch: 1.7 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 8.7 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 8.7 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 15.4 mi
  • Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • El Capitan Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 9.6 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
Springs: 8
Nature reserves: 2
Parks: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Watkins Pinnacles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClarkSE 133°3,512 m7.2 mi
Tuolumne PeakNNE 16°3,309 m7.7 mi
Mount HoffmannN 8°3,308 m5.5 mi
The BowmaidenNNE 14°3,241 m6.8 mi
Tresidder PeakNE 52°3,231 m7.1 mi
Obelisk Lake PeakSE 127°3,206 m7.6 mi
Quartzite PeakESE 124°3,182 m6.5 mi
Columbia FingerENE 57°3,158 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:3719:4520:24
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1116:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 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 252479 — Watkins Pinnacles, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/11079407466

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