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Am. Pat and Jack Pinnacle

Am. Pat and Jack Pinnacle in California has 40 routes with mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

Am. Pat and Jack PinnaclePhoto: lewinb, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
40 routes
5.7 – 5.12c
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Is Am. Pat and Jack Pinnacle open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.

As of · Source: NPS · Yosemite National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Am. Pat and Jack Pinnacle

Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    48° / 29°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 33°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 38°

    8 wet

  5. May

    70° / 45°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 51°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 51°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 32°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 28°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 7 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Am. Pat and Jack Pinnacle is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the park's climbing country, where several climbing areas cluster close together, and a fee is charged for visits. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to plan a trip. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Yosemite Park HQ put May highs around 70°F with lows near 45°F, and October highs around 71°F with lows near 41°F. Midsummer is hot, with July and August highs typically near 89°F. The area holds 40 routes, with trad climbing the dominant style. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.12c, and the hardest sport route is Desp-arete at 5.12c. Among the trad routes are Gilligan's Chicken at 5.7 and Babble On at 5.10a. The closest neighbors are the Cascade Falls - Left and Cascade Falls - Right areas, both about 0.2 miles away. The El Capitan Trail and Old Big Oak Flat Road are hikes roughly 0.9 miles off, and Bridalveil Creek Campground is about 6.7 miles away.

Routes (40)

KnuckleheadsFA: Dan McDevitt & Sue McDevitt, 19915.10More Mental than MantelFA: Dan and Sue McDevitt5.10-Babble OnFA: 1978 Jim Beyer, Mike Sawyer, and Bob Sullivan5.10aGold ChainsFA: Jim Beyer - solo5.10aKiddie Corner5.10aAntifa ConnectionFA: Jim Beyer & "Sully" Sullivan (lower 1/2)- Dan and Sue McDevitt (upper 1/2)5.10bBoneheadsFA: 1999 Anderson Family and Dan & Sue McDevitt5.10bChicken FeverFA: unknown, by 19875.10bDesperate StraightsFA: Rick Sylvester, Mike Farrell, 1973.5.10bKnob JobFA: George Meyers and Kevin Worrall 19765.10bThe Super Slacker HighwayFA: Dan McDevitt, Gabriel Mange, Bryan Law. January 2011.5.10bTrough of JusticeFA: Chris Cantwell, et al, 1980.5.10bPolymastiaFA: Jerry, Sigrid, Lynnea, and William Anderson Feb 19945.10cSherrie's CrackFA: Kevin Worrall, George Meyers, 1973.5.10cBook 'em DanoFA: FA: Dimitri Barton, Dave Neilson, 19875.10dG-Man Extension (not Book'em, Dano)FA: ?? and Scott Stowe, 19885.10dPeople's CourtFA: FA: Paul Crawford, Paul Teare, Scott Woolums, 19845.10dSkinheadsFA: Dan & Sue McDevitt, 19915.10dBlack HeadsFA: Jim Beyer & "Sully" Sullivan5.11Gay Bob's to extensionFA: Gay Bob's: Mike Borris and Larry Zulim, 1979. FA extension: Dan McDevitt5.11aThe TubeFA: Jim Bridwell, Kevin Worrall, Dale Bard & George Meyers 19745.11aG-ManFA: Steve Grossman - mid 1980's5.11bHeadstrongFA: Gabriel Mann, Dan McDevitt5.11bMy-Toe-SisFA: Ray Jardine and Chris Ball, May 19785.11bNine LivesFA: Bruce Morris and Dave Sessions 10/825.11bThe WedgeFA: Ray Jardine and John Lakey, May 19755.11bDesperadoFA: Ron Skelton, Dan McDevitt, Mark Tuttle (1989)5.11dPussy PawsFA: Dan and Sue McDevitt5.12Cat's SquirrelFA: Bill Price, Augie Klein, 19805.12aRocky Horror ShowFA: Ron Skelton, Mark Tuttle (5/89)5.12aUnderclingonFA: Ron Skelton, Dan McDevitt, March 19885.12aDesp-areteFA: Brian Ketron, Coulter Chisolm5.12cGilligan's ChickenFA: Drone Stephens and Bob Ashworth (1973)5.7Pat PinnacleFA: Wayne Merry and Mike Borghoff (1958)5.7NurdleFA: Bob Ashworth and George Meyers, 19735.8Wart HogFA: Grant Hiskes - 19845.8Makayla's ClimbFA: 2001 Dan McDevitt and Jerry & Sigrid Anderson5.8+Mantel Illness5.8+Jack Pinnacle, LeftFA: Tom Gerughty and Dave Calfee (June '64)5.9SudsFA: 2001 Dan McDevitt5.9

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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