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Pinnacle Point

Pinnacle Point, seen from above at true elevation

Pinnacle Point is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 239 m. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Shenkel Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
239 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.36926, -75.71852

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Shenkel Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Furnace Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Owl Head: 1.8 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Mengle Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Earl Municipal Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pleasantville Park: 1.0 mi
  • Oley Valley Youth League Fields: 2.3 mi
  • Oley Township Volunteer Park: 2.7 mi
  • Locust Grove Park: 3.7 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens: 35
Artworks: 32
Springs: 15
  • Peters Creek Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Baptism Creek Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Geiles Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Mammoth Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Micajah Posey Spring: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Picnic Grove: 6.5 mi
  • Sweinhart Pavilion: 10.8 mi
  • Park Pavillion #2: 13.8 mi
  • Park Pavillion #3: 13.9 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • 309 Truck Stop: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Pinnacle Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topton MountainNNE 14°378 m7.7 mi
Gap HillNNE 33°349 m8.2 mi
Mount PennW 261°342 m9.8 mi
Long HillSSE 148°332 m1.8 mi
Church HillW 270°332 m6.4 mi
Fancy HillSSE 166°331 m3.1 mi
Deer Path HillW 276°326 m8.8 mi
Irish MountainWNW 292°323 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5620:37
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2315:5716:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526372767467564536

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading 4 NNW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357322478

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