Welcome to Pinnacles ...

Pinnacles is located in San Benito County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Pinnacles, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinnacles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Pinnacles is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pinnacles lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Pinnacles ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pinnacles.

• Soledad
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soledad
  • Soledad is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soledad <4>
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Gonzales
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <4>
• Bitterwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
  • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
• Paicines
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paicines
  • Paicines is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paicines <4>
• Panoche
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche
  • Panoche is located in San Benito County
• Mercey Hot Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercey Hot Springs
  • Mercey Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
  • Former name for Mercey Hot Springs:
  • Mercy Hot Springs
• Chualar
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chualar
  • Chualar is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chualar <4>
• Tres Pinos
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Pinos
  • Tres Pinos is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tres Pinos <4>
• King City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pinnacles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinnacles.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinnacles. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinnacles.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinnacles. See our Newspapers Page for Pinnacles.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinnacles ...

Looking for more information about Pinnacles? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pinnacles, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pinnacles.

Adding Pinnacles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinnacles in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pinnacles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pinnacles post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinnacles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinnacles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/