Cliff · North Carolina
The Pinnacles
The Pinnacles is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,053 m. Bearwallow Mountain stands 1,281 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloven Cliffs, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 2.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1053 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.39956, -82.27289
- 2.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 3.7 mi off the Drovers Road
- 11.9 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Exclamation Point · 3 mi
- Devil's Head · 3 mi
- Opera Box · 3 mi
- Vista Rock · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Poplar Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Stony Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Wildcat Spur: 1.8 mi
- Cane Creek Mountain: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Upper Pool Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Pool Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 2.4 mi
- Bottomless Pools: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 2.6 mi
- The Gathering Place: 3.2 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 3.2 mi
- Morse Park: 3.5 mi
- Edneyville Community Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Edneyville High School Monument: 3.8 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 7.7 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 11.0 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 11.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 25
- Pollinator Garden: 11.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Spring Garden: 18.3 mi
Museums: 23
- House of Flags: 11.0 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 11.1 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 11.2 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 12.0 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 17
- Globe: 14.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 14.3 mi
- Orange Bear: 16.3 mi
- Statue of Diana: 18.3 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 15
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 2.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 5.9 mi
- Southern X793: 11.7 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.0 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Lake Lure Green Space: 4.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 10.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Cloven Cliffs: 0.3 mi
- Worlds Edge: 1.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Lenox Spring: 12.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 20.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of The Pinnacles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwallow Mountain | NW 312° | 1,281 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,208 m | 0.5 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | NW 318° | 1,208 m | 6.1 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,156 m | 5.0 mi |
| Turkey Knob | NW 305° | 1,136 m | 6.2 mi |
| Miller Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,095 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bald Top Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,086 m | 7.0 mi |
| Burntshirt Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,061 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357787405
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