Pinnacles National Park

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Pinnacles National Park is a rugged U.S. national park known for its dramatic volcanic rock formations, talus caves, and California condor habitat in central California.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
area approximately 105 square kilometers
approximately 26,000 acres
climate Mediterranean climate
country United States
dateEstablishedAsMonument 1908-01-16
dateEstablishedAsNationalPark 2013-01-10
designation U.S. national park
distanceFromMonterey approximately 40 miles inland
distanceFromSanFrancisco approximately 125 miles south
elevationMax approximately 1,007 meters
approximately 3,304 feet
establishedAsNationalParkBy Barack Obama
establishedBy Theodore Roosevelt
geologyType eroded volcanic field
governingBody National Park Service
hasFeature Balconies Cave
Bear Gulch Cave
High Peaks
chaparral habitat
grasslands
oak woodlands
pinnacle spires
talus caves
IUCNCategory II (National Park)
knownFor California condor habitat
hiking trails
rock climbing
talus caves
volcanic rock formations
locatedIn California
locatedInCounty Monterey County, California
San Benito County, California
locatedInRegion Central California
locatedOn San Andreas Fault system vicinity
mainEntrance East Entrance
West Entrance
nearestCity Soledad, California
notableSpecies California condor
California red-legged frog
bobcat
golden eagle
gray fox
prairie falcon
partOf California Coast Ranges
partOfNetwork United States National Park System
previousDesignation Pinnacles National Monument
state California

Referenced by (13)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bear Gulch Cave
High Peaks
The Pinnacles (rock formations)
locatedIn
Bear Gulch Cave ("High Peaks area of Pinnacles National Park")
Gabilan Range
near
Bear Gulch Cave ("Pinnacles National Park wilderness")
The Pinnacles (rock formations) ("Pinnacles National Park wilderness")
withinProtectedArea
Monterey County, California
contains
Central Coast of California ("Pinnacles National Park (inland edge)")
hasAttraction
California
hasNationalPark
Gabilan Range
northOf
Bear Gulch Cave ("Pinnacles National Park cave system")
partOf
Pinnacles National Park ("Pinnacles National Monument")
previousDesignation

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