Watkins Pinnacles
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. 175 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,154.8 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 4 mi
- Lembert Dome · 12 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 15 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 15 mi
175 named places within 25 miles
- West Quarter Dome: 1.0 mi
- East Quarter Dome: 1.0 mi
- Mount Watkins: 1.1 mi
- Ahwiyah Point: 1.4 mi
- Basket Dome: 1.5 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
- Three Chute Falls: 0.7 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 2.4 mi
- Royal Arch Cascade: 2.8 mi
- Silver Apron: 3.0 mi
- Indian Arch: 1.7 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 8.7 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 15.4 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 15.7 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 15.7 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 3.2 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 3.6 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 3.7 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 3.7 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 3.7 mi
- Diving Board: 2.0 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Glacier Point: 3.7 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- 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
- Iron Spring: 2.3 mi
- Black Spring: 8.2 mi
- Moss Spring: 8.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 8.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 11.5 mi
- Women's Club Building: 3.3 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 3.4 mi
- World Heritage Site: 3.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 17.4 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 5.0 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 23.7 mi
- El Portal Park: 15.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 24.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 17.4 mi
- Bennettville: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watkins Pinnacles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clark | SE 133° | 3,512 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | NNE 16° | 3,309 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | N 8° | 3,308 m | 5.5 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | NNE 14° | 3,241 m | 6.8 mi |
| Tresidder Peak | NE 52° | 3,231 m | 7.1 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | SE 127° | 3,206 m | 7.6 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | ESE 124° | 3,182 m | 6.5 mi |
| Columbia Finger | ENE 57° | 3,158 m | 6.6 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, 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
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 3 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 4 mi
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