Discovery Pinnacle
Discovery Pinnacle is a peak in Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 13,514 feet. Discovery Pinnacle is situated nearby to the locality Bighorn Park, as well as near Whitney Portal Trailhead.Places of Interest
Highlights include Trail Crest and Mount Muir.
Trail Crest
Mountain saddle
Photo: Sanjoy Ghosh, CC BY 2.0.
Trail Crest is a mountain trail pass on the Mount Whitney Trail that crosses the Sierra Crest. East of the pass are 97 switchbacks leading down to Trail Camp in Inyo National Forest.
Mount Muir
Peak
Photo: Poppy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Muir is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, 0.95 miles south of Mount Whitney. This 14,018-foot peak is named in honor of John Muir, a geologist, conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.
Mount McAdie
Peak
Mount McAdie is a summit on the crest of the Sierra Nevada, and is located 2.1 miles south of Mount Whitney. It has three summits, with the north peak being the highest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitney Portal.
Whitney Portal
Hamlet
Photo: MostlyDeserts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whitney Portal is the end of the Whitney Portal road in Inyo County, California, 13.7 miles west of Lone Pine at an elevation of 8,374 feet. Whitney Portal is the gateway to Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States; it is the trailhead for the Mount Whitney Trail.
Discovery Pinnacle
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 13,514 feet
- Description: summit in the Sierra Nevada of California
- Category: landform
- Location: Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.55848° or 36° 33′ 31″ northLongitude
-118.2905° or 118° 17′ 26″ westElevation
13,514 feet (4,119 metres)Open location code
8583HP55+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 358806356OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Discovery Pinnacle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Discovery Pinnacle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Discovery Pinnacle”
- German: “Discovery Pinnacle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bighorn Park and Whitney Portal Trailhead.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Discovery Pass and SB23 intermittent spring.
Tulare County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Visalia, Porterville, Tulare, and Dinuba.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.