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Upper Juniper Canyon Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Upper Juniper Canyon

Cone, The 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Trafalgar Tower 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	1,580 ft	482 m
GPS:	36.48597, -121.2046 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 area describes routes accessible from the upper section of the Juniper Canyon Trail which is the 0.6mi portion of the trail between the junction with the Tunnel Trail and the High Peaks Trail.

Please note that several recent guidebooks incorrectly referred to this trail as "Tunnel Trail" or "Upper Tunnel Trail." The will be corrected in the next edition of the Pinnacles guidebook.

Getting There

From the west side parking lot hike 1.2mi up the Juniper Canyon Trail to the junction with the Tunnel Trail. All route begin from here and head up to the junction with the High Peaks Trail.