Little Pinnacle Mountain
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
- 3.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 12.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 8 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Green Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Little Rich Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Standingstone Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Campbell Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Forked Mountain: 2.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Springtime in TR: 13.4 mi
- Honey: 13.7 mi
- Softball statue: 15.7 mi
- Doughboy: 15.9 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 17.9 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 8.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 13.9 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 15.3 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 15.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 21.0 mi
- Pavilion 2: 21.2 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 1.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Long Rock: 4.4 mi
- El Lieutenant: 4.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 9.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 15.8 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 22.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.2 mi
- Lenox Spring: 14.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.1 mi
- Chick Springs: 21.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNE 17° | 1,148 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 305° | 1,119 m | 7.0 mi |
| Stone Mountain | N 4° | 1,098 m | 7.1 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | NW 304° | 1,086 m | 7.3 mi |
| Middle Mountain | W 279° | 1,044 m | 6.5 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,016 m | 5.5 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,013 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | W 277° | 1,011 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357116347
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