Pinnacles National Park - San Benito County, CA - National Parks of the World on Waymarking.com

Coordinates set at the Visitor's Center.
Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"Pinnacles National Park is a U.S. National Park protecting a mountainous area located east of the Salinas Valley in Central California, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Soledad and 80 miles (130 km) southeast of San Jose. The park's namesakes are the eroded leftovers of the western half of an extinct volcano that has moved 200 miles (320 km) from its original location on the San Andreas Fault, embedded in a portion of the California Pacific Coast Ranges. Pinnacles is managed by the National Park Service and the majority of the park is protected as wilderness.

The national park is divided by the rock formations into East and West Divisions, connected by foot trails; there is no through road that connects the east and west entrances to the park. The east side has shade and water, the west has high walls. The rock formations provide for spectacular pinnacles that attract rock climbers. The park features unusual talus caves that house at least thirteen species of bat. Pinnacles is most often visited in spring or fall because of the intense heat during the summer months. Park lands are prime habitat for prairie falcons, and are a release site for California condors that have been hatched in captivity.

Pinnacles National Monument was established in 1908 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Pinnacles National Park was created from the former Pinnacles National Monument by legislation passed by Congress in late 2012 and signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 10, 2013."

Park Name: Pinnacles National Park Historic/Cultural Park: no Natural Park: yes Recreation Area: yes Wildlife Refuge: yes Other Park Type not listed above: N/A Park Website: [Web Link] Type of Listing: Visitor Center Other Type Detail: N/A Fees in Local Currency: 10.00 (listed in local currency) Dates of Access: From: 01/01/2016 To: 12/31/2016 Hours available: From: 9:30 AM To: 5:00 PM Hiking: yes Camping: no Bicycling: yes Horseback Riding: no Off-Roading: no Swimming: no Snorkling/Scuba: no Boating: no Rock Climbing: yes Fishing: no Other Activities: Hiking

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