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Pinnacle

Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

Pinnacle is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 529 m. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the east-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
529 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96022, -82.04988

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
  • J.S. Easterly Park: 3.5 mi
  • Glade Hollow Ball Park: 4.2 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 4.3 mi
  • Lebanon Town Park: 4.7 mi
  • William P. Harris Recreational Park: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Abrams Falls: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Spearhead Trails: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainESE 105°1,429 m8.8 mi
Flattop MountainE 95°1,379 m15.8 mi
Redrock MountainE 101°1,345 m13.7 mi
Brushy MountainE 90°1,323 m14.9 mi
Peak 4300E 96°1,311 m10.3 mi
Brumley MountainS 177°1,287 m8.5 mi
Middle KnobSSE 147°1,264 m7.3 mi
Short MountainE 101°1,245 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1020:1320:52
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3816:3517:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536269737266544437
Precip in3.53.74.24.14.44.34.94.03.32.53.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356564595

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