Vennacher Needle

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{{Infobox mountain

|name = Vennacher Needle

|other_name =

|photo = Vennacher Needle, Upper Basin.jpg

|photo_caption = North aspect, from JMT in Upper Basin

|elevation_ft = 12995

|elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=2739|name=Vennacher Needle, California|accessdate=2021-04-29}}

|prominence_ft = 889

|prominence_ref =

|isolation_mi = 2.85

|isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/32411|title=Vennacher Needle - 12,995' CA|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2021-04-29}}

|parent_peak = Twin Peaks ( 13,061 ft)

|etymology =

|listing =

|map = California#USA

|map_caption = Location in California

|map_size = 250

|label_position = left

|location = Kings Canyon National Park
Fresno County
California, U.S.

|range = Sierra Nevada

|coordinates = {{coord|36.9987692|N|118.4738419|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=268681|name=Vennacher Needle|accessdate=2021-04-29}}

|topo = USGS Mount Pinchot

|rock = granitic

|age =

|first_ascent =

|easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} Southeast slope

}}

Vennacher Needle is a {{convert|12,995|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located in Kings Canyon National Park, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and {{convert|1.4|mi}} north of Mount Ruskin. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises nearly {{convert|2,300|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above the Upper Basin of South Fork Kings River in one mile. The John Muir Trail, which passes one mile to the east of this mountain, provides one possible approach option. This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.