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Punctuation Pinnacle Rock Climbing

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Routes in Punctuation Pinnacle

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	Andy's Sunset S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Dangling Participle S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Elevation:	2,572 ft	784 m
GPS:	36.48022, -121.19988 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

A sunny pinnacle out in the open area south of the main High Peaks between Scout Peak and Goat Rock.

Getting There

From the junction of the High Peaks Trail and the Juniper Canyon Trail head south on a faint climber's trail. After a few hundred yards the valley below will come into view. Punctuation Pinnacle is found down in the middle of the valley on the descent and approach toward Goat Rock.