Mountain · 1 route
Discovery Pinnacle
13,742 ft · California
- Summit
- 13,742 ft
- Routes
- 1 way up
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Route up Discovery Pinnacle
About Discovery Pinnacle
Discovery Pinnacle is a summit in California, 13,742 feet elevation. It is reached by Mount Whitney, a public trail that passes within 150 meters of the summit.
Forecast on Discovery Pinnacle
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and whitney portal national recreation trail upper trailhead for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Questions about Discovery Pinnacle
How tall is Discovery Pinnacle?
13,742 ft (4,189 m).
How many routes go to the summit of Discovery Pinnacle?
One: Discovery Pinnacle.
Where do the routes up Discovery Pinnacle start?
Discovery Pinnacle starts at Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail Upper Trailhead.
Mountains nearby
Mount Muir14,005 ft · California1 route0.4 mi awayPhoto: Poppy, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount McAdie13,777 ft · California1 route0.9 mi awayPhoto: glenngould, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lewis Peak14,120 ft · California1 route1.1 mi away
- Mount Newcomb13,413 ft · California1 route1.3 mi away
Mount Whitney14,492 ft · California2 routes1.4 mi awayPhoto: Geographer (talk · contribs), CC BY 1.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount Irvine13,789 ft · California1 route1.5 mi away
Facts about this place
Where it is
- John Muir Wilderness · Wilderness
- Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness · Wilderness
- Sequoia National Park · National Park Service
- Inyo National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Lone Pine, California · 12 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Nearby
Mount WhitneyHikingPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi
Whitney & Surrounding PeaksRock climbingPhoto: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.3 mi
Mt. WhitneyRock climbingPhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.4 mi
Mt. RussellRock climbingPhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi
North Fork Lone Pine CreekHikingPhoto: Ken Lund — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)2.9 mi
Mount CarillonHikingPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.3 mi
Whitney Trailhead Walk In CampgroundCampingPhoto: Ken Lund — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.5 mi- Lone Pine Group CampgroundCamping3.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Is Discovery Pinnacle open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Sequoia National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Sequoia National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
