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Kings Pinnacle

Kings Pinnacle, a peak in North Carolina
Kings Pinnacle, a peak in North CarolinaD BREW · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kings Pinnacle, a peak in North Carolina
D BREW · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kings Pinnacle, a peak in North Carolina
D BREW · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kings Pinnacle, a peak in North Carolina
D BREW · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kings Pinnacle, a peak in North Carolina
D BREW · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kings Pinnacle, a peak in North Carolina
D BREW · CC BY-SA 3.0

Kings Pinnacle rises to 520 m in North Carolina. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the northeast, 2.7 miles off. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 0.6 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Pinnacle, is one of the two main peaks located within Crowders Mountain State Park. The other peak is Crowders Mountain. The park is located in the western Piedmont of North Carolina between the cities of Kings Mountain and Gastonia.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q1738886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
520 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.20781, -81.31257
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Deal Park: 2.8 mi
  • Patriots Park and Pavilion in Kings Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Crowders Mountain County Park: 4.5 mi
  • Indian Spring Park: 4.8 mi
  • Bessemer City Park: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 49
Historic sites: 29
  • Major William Chronicle / Captain John Mattocks / William Rabb / John Boyd: 5.8 mi
  • Major Willian Chronicle: 5.8 mi
  • This Spot Marks The Spot Where Colonel Fedrick Fambright Was Wounded: 5.8 mi
  • To The Memory Of Colonel Patrick Ferguson: 5.9 mi
  • In Honor Of Lieutenant Colonel James Hawthorn: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Russel McConnel Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Blacksburg: 12.9 mi
  • The Other Side Of The River: 13.0 mi
  • Thánh Giuse: 20.4 mi
  • Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 20.8 mi
Peaks: 22
Museums: 21
Nature reserves: 19
Waterfalls: 3
  • Long Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
  • High Shoals: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Sailing Beach: 16.5 mi
  • South Point Beach: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kings Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crowders MountainNE 50°458 m2.7 mi
Spencer MountainENE 61°375 m12.7 mi
Whitaker MountainWSW 246°356 m11.8 mi
Henry KnobSSE 158°344 m5.7 mi
Jackson KnobE 91°328 m8.0 mi
Reese MountainNE 36°325 m18.9 mi
Browns MountainSW 225°315 m7.4 mi
Joes MountainSW 223°312 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:37
June solstice06:1220:0620:44
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3116:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754627077817973635246
Precip in3.33.33.93.93.54.23.53.93.73.33.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gastonia Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6303222527

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