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Trafalgar Tower Rock Climbing

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Operation Pinnacles Freedom S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Elevation:	2,192 ft	668 m
GPS:	36.48495, -121.20019 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 a rather chossy looking small pinnacle with a short aid route to it's summit. The best climbing is on the wall directly to the north of the pinnacle and includes the route Operation Pinnacles Freedom.

Getting There

This formation/wall is located on the upper Juniper Canyon Trail about 0.2 mi east(uphill) of the junction of the Juniper Canyon Trail and the Tunnel Trail and 0.4mi west(downhill) from the intersection of the Juniper Canyon Trail and the High Peaks Trail.