Craggy Pinnacle
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Craggy Pinnacle rises to 1,780 m in North Carolina. Clingmans Peak stands 1,981 m to the east-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Craggy Dome, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q29633881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1780 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.4 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 1 mi
- Lower Overlook · 1 mi
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) · 1 mi
- Craggy Dome Overlook (MP 364.1) · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Craggy Dome: 0.6 mi
- Bearpen Knob: 0.9 mi
- Craggy Knob: 1.1 mi
- Spruce Pinnacle: 1.2 mi
- Bullhead Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Welsh Field: 5.9 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 6.3 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 6.4 mi
- Grovemont Park: 6.6 mi
- Youth Center Park: 6.6 mi
- Cascades Falls: 0.7 mi
- Douglas Falls: 1.2 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 3.4 mi
- Walker Falls: 3.9 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 5.6 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 5.0 mi
- Spring House: 5.0 mi
- Tennis Court: 5.0 mi
- Potato House: 5.0 mi
- Tool Shed: 5.0 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 8.3 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 13.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 7.5 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 7.8 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 12.4 mi
- Deco Gecko: 12.5 mi
- Passage: 12.6 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 6.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 7.7 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 12.1 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 12.2 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 5.0 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 7.4 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 12.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 12.3 mi
- Ironland: 12.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 1.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 5.2 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 11.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 15.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 21.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 6.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 6.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 8.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 7.8 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 12.1 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.7 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Craggy Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clingmans Peak | ENE 67° | 1,981 m | 5.6 mi |
| Potato Knob | ENE 69° | 1,946 m | 5.2 mi |
| Blackstock Knob | NE 54° | 1,910 m | 4.1 mi |
| Craggy Dome | ENE 75° | 1,853 m | 0.6 mi |
| Patton Knob | ENE 64° | 1,828 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | NE 51° | 1,798 m | 1.4 mi |
| Point Misery | NNE 27° | 1,736 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little Butt | NNE 21° | 1,708 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019841 — Craggy Pinnacle, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807105
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- Asheville · 13 mi
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