Pinnacles NP

Pinnacles National Park offers an unexpected refuge—for people, animals and plants. A short distance from urban activity, it is a wild place surrounded by rural working landscapes. The park's namesake pinnacles reach toward the sky in stark contrast to the rolling hills. These remnants from volcanoes create a striking, varied landscape that has attracted people for thousands of years and supports diverse life. Most of the High Peaks rocks are rhyolite breccia, angular fragments ejected from volcanoes and cemented by ash and mud. Photo © copyright by Robert Faucher.

View Fullscreen