High Peaks
High Peaks in California has 7 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- 5.3 – 5.10a
- Sport · Trad
Is High Peaks open right now?
Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists an alert for Pinnacles National Park.
Fire Danger HIGH
Park alert covering Pinnacles National Park · NPS · Pinnacles National Park
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Best time to visit High Peaks
Best months: October–May. 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.
Jan
63° / 34°
12 wet
Feb
64° / 36°
11 wet
Mar
68° / 38°
10 wet
Apr
72° / 39°
6 wet
May
80° / 43°
3 wet
Jun
89° / 47°
1 wet
Jul
96° / 50°
0 wet
Aug
96° / 50°
0 wet
Sep
92° / 48°
1 wet
Oct
82° / 43°
3 wet
Nov
70° / 37°
7 wet
Dec
62° / 33°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pinnacles Nm, CA, 1 mi away at 1,307 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
High Peaks is a climbing area in Pinnacles National Park, within the Hain Wilderness in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits about a mile from the park's visitor center and the surrounding network of trails and crags. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 80°F and October highs around 82°F, while July and August average about 96°F. That station sits roughly 800 feet below the peaks, so temperatures up high run cooler. A fee is charged for entry to the park. High Peaks Central, a climbing area, lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Tunnel Trail and High Peaks Trail are both about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the San Benito River offers canoeing about 9 miles away.
Routes (7)
Chaos Crag(1)
Cone, The(1)
Piglet Pinnacle(1)
Punctuation Pinnacle(1)
Shaft, The(1)
Teapot Dome(1)
Trafalgar Tower(1)
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