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High Peaks Central Rock Climbing
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| Elevation: | 2,474 ft | 754 m |
| GPS: |
36.48816, -121.19854 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | Bruce Hildenbrand on Jun 9, 2020 | |
| Admins: | andy patterson, Aron Quiter, Bruce Hildenbrand, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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.
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 area contains all the climbs from the junction of the High Peaks Trail and the Juniper Canyon Trail on the south to the junction of the High Peaks Trail and the Tunnel Trail on the north. This section of the High Peaks Trail features several sections of cut stone steps and metal guard rails to make the passage safer.
President Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC) which strove to give depression-era people work built the steps and railings in the early 1930's. If you look closely, you can barely make out the road which was built to get all the tools and materials up to the High Peaks over on the south side of the High Peaks near the Shaft and Punctuation Pinnacle.
If you are interested in California Condors it is recommended that you climb to the Condor Crags north summit and spend some time watching them fly and land on the south summit and pinnacles further south along the ridge.
President Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC) which strove to give depression-era people work built the steps and railings in the early 1930's. If you look closely, you can barely make out the road which was built to get all the tools and materials up to the High Peaks over on the south side of the High Peaks near the Shaft and Punctuation Pinnacle.
If you are interested in California Condors it is recommended that you climb to the Condor Crags north summit and spend some time watching them fly and land on the south summit and pinnacles further south along the ridge.
Getting There
The area can be approached from the south via either the Juniper Canyon Trail on the west side(1.8mi) or the High Peaks Trail(2.0mi)on the east side. It is about 100' less elevation gain from the west side.
One can also approach this area from the north. From the parking lot on the west side take the Juniper Canyon Trail 1.2mi to the Tunnel Trail and from there 0.6mi to the High Peaks Trail. From the east side, take the Condor Gulch Trail 1.7 mi to the junction with the High Peaks Trail and the Blue Oak Trail coming up on your right. Head left onto the High Peaks Trail and then walk 0.6mi to the junction with the Tunnel Trail.
One can also approach this area from the north. From the parking lot on the west side take the Juniper Canyon Trail 1.2mi to the Tunnel Trail and from there 0.6mi to the High Peaks Trail. From the east side, take the Condor Gulch Trail 1.7 mi to the junction with the High Peaks Trail and the Blue Oak Trail coming up on your right. Head left onto the High Peaks Trail and then walk 0.6mi to the junction with the Tunnel Trail.
Classic Climbing Routes at High Peaks Central
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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