- Elevation, modelled
- 1,537 m
- Tallest summit within 9.8 miles
- Mount Rogers1,744 m · 2.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mount Rogers Scenic Byway4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 36.6300, -81.5096
Big Pinnacle is a attraction in Virginia, at a modelled 1,537 m. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Haw Orchard Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Big Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | NW 317° | 1,744 m | 2.8 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | NNW 344° | 1,689 m | 1.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,684 m | 2.0 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | W 276° | 1,684 m | 5.3 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | W 273° | 1,553 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | SE 132° | 1,551 m | 0.3 mi |
| Grave Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,540 m | 5.5 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,526 m | 0.0 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 26.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Alligator Back Overlook · 23 mi
- Jumpinoff Rock Overlook · 23 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 23 mi
- Mount Jefferson View · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Haw Orchard Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Little Pinnacle: 0.3 mi
- Wilburn Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Fees Ridge: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 11.4 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 12.1 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 13.3 mi
Museums: 6
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 13.4 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 14.1 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 14.6 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 19.9 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 5
- Listening Rock: 0.8 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 15.2 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 15.7 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 23.5 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
- AT2020: 14.8 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 14.8 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 15.6 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 18.5 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Elk Shoals: 18.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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