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Black Pinnacle

Black Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

Black Pinnacle rises to 599 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the south, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaw Mountain South Summit, a peak 2.3 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
599 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.61866, -69.25838

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 26
  • Cooper Brook Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Hays Brook Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Billings Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Stair Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 5
  • Little Claw Campsite: 20.8 mi
  • Davis Field: 21.2 mi
  • Sebec Lake Boat Access: 22.2 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 23.4 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
  • Foster Field Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Togue Pond Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Rum Brook Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
  • Slide Dam Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Big Omaha Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Black Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainS 172°1,109 m4.5 mi
Baker MountainWSW 243°1,063 m7.3 mi
Little Spruce MountainSSE 160°980 m6.0 mi
Big Spencer MountainNW 321°980 m14.0 mi
West PeakSSW 200°965 m5.4 mi
Lily Bay MountainWSW 258°963 m8.8 mi
Big Shanty MountainSSE 148°948 m5.8 mi
Big Spruce MountainS 174°944 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1018:49
June solstice04:4919:4520:31
September equinox06:2517:5818:37
December solstice07:1515:0715:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385161666557453322
Precip in3.02.43.23.63.64.04.04.03.45.04.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562478 — Black Pinnacle, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358212137

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