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Peaks View Pinnacle Rock Climbing

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Rock Bottom S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Elevation:	1,095 ft	334 m
GPS:	36.47946, -121.16289 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:

Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.

SPECIAL NOTICE: Condors have been establishing nests at the Pinnacles National Monument. Since condors develop to fledgling more slowly than raptors and vultures closures due to condor nesting is extended past the usual Martin Luther King Day to July 3rd. Again, please check the "Current Raptor Advisory" section of the NPS website and/or the Friends of Pinnacles website for current closures.

As of July 2024 there are three active Condor nests at Pinnacles National Park.

The Machete Ridge area is closed from Pigeon Crack on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original.

All climbing routes at Crowley Towers are closed.

All routes on the Yaks and Yaks Wall plus Marauder.

Description

This is probably the first crag you can climb on the east side with a very short approach. The routes are moderate, but the rock is questionable and mossy.

Getting There

Park in the Peaks View paking lot. It’s the first lot you come to after the campground and we’ll before Bear Gulch. From the far end of the parking area look across the creek and you can just see the top of Peaks View Pinnacle poking out from the tops of the trees. It’s a small crag and easy to miss. Just head across the creek and straight for it. It does get brushy during the last 200’ or so.