Photos of Pinnacles National Monument in California |
| Pinnacles National Monument is a scenically beautiful area of massive boulders, and stories-tall vertically-standing stone monoliths and spires. The area was created millions of years ago by volcanic eruptions. The primary attractions at Pinnacles are hiking, rock climbing, wildflowers, California Condors, and perhaps also, the presence of a couple of caves. There are more than 30 miles of hiking trails at Pinnacles National Monument, some along the edge of sheer stone walls with drop-offs of hundreds of feet. Pinnacles National Monument is located approximately 140 miles south-southeast of San Francisco. There is both an east and west entrance, but these roads do not connect, i.e., there is no road that passes through the park. To travel by motor vehicle from one side of the park to another requires a drive of about 40 miles around and not through the park. The nearest town to Pinnacles is Soledad, located about 10 miles from the western entrance to the park. | Larger version of these photos of Pinnacles National Monument can be viewed by using a mouse rollover, clicking an image, or using the Slideshow below. For more information on Pinnacles National Monument, visit the National Park Service site at Pinnacles. To see photos of other US National Parks, use the links in this pulldown menu: Landscape photos from specific locations from around the world can be chosen from the following pull-down menu: The following link can be used to add this page to your favorites. |
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 Pinnacles #362 Pinnacles National Mounument in California is full of unusually shaped boulders that were created by volcanic activity. |
 Pinnacles #363 Pinnacles National Monument is particularly beautiful in the spring when the sharp contrast between the green vegetation and boulders is highlighted. |
 Stones in Spring Pinnacles National Monument is sprinkled with large boulders on mountainsides. |
 Pinnacles #7 Pinnacles National Monument in California is a great place to hike through rock mountains and stone monoliths that stand hundreds of feet high in an area surrounded by lush green landscape. |
 Pinnacles #48 As can be seen in this photo of Pinnacles National Monument, the rock boulders - or mountains - stand far taller than the surrounding trees. |
 Pinnacles #67 The stone boulders and pinnacles stand hundreds of feet tall. This photo provides some perspective by showing the hiking trail - a diagonal line moving upward to the left in the lower center. |
 Pinnacles #71 This is a photo of a California Poppy. These delicate flowers close their petals in late afternoon. |
 Pinnacles #72 As seen in this photo, Pinnacles National Monument is loaded with yellow California Poppy flowers. |
 Pinnacles #73 This photo shows one of the hiking trails at Pinnacle National Monument, leading through a group of tall rock pinnacles. |
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