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Little Pinnacle Mountain

Little Pinnacle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Pinnacle Mountain rises to 792 m in South Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Gap Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31426666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
792 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11928, -82.58068

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Jones Gap Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Ben's Sluice: 1.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Rocky Branch Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Hospital Rock Falls: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Lake Wattacoo: 2.2 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 2.6 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 2.9 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 2.9 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 4.8 mi
Parks
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 5.5 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 5.9 mi
  • Slater Hall Community Center: 8.0 mi
  • Slater White Park: 8.2 mi
  • Jimi Turner Park: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 57
Museums: 28
Gardens: 22
  • Brevard Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Asia Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Devil's Kitchen: 2.8 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 6.8 mi
  • M1: 11.6 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 14.8 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Cliffs: 11
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Little Pinnacle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleNNE 17°1,148 m8.0 mi
Rich MountainNW 305°1,119 m7.0 mi
Stone MountainN 4°1,098 m7.1 mi
Slick Rock MountainNW 304°1,086 m7.3 mi
Middle MountainW 279°1,044 m6.5 mi
Coldbranch MountainWSW 254°1,016 m5.5 mi
Slicking MountainWSW 255°1,013 m6.8 mi
Bradford MountainW 277°1,011 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1720:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268716964554740
Precip in6.04.85.25.96.16.97.07.06.65.65.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357116347

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