Pinnacle Mountain
Pinnacle Mountain rises to 443 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rocks, a peak 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062109, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 443 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 19 mi
- Chimney Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Camp Michaux: 1.4 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 2.5 mi
- Iron Furnace: 2.7 mi
- Brickyard: 3.0 mi
- big spring bulldog 2: 8.1 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 1.1 mi
- Sunset Rocks: 1.8 mi
- Sliding Rock Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Lewis Rocks: 3.1 mi
- Tobacco Patch Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Food Plot: 2.2 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 3.4 mi
- Centerville Community Park: 4.0 mi
- Southampton Park: 7.1 mi
- North Newton Township Park: 7.8 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 2.7 mi
- Conrail Museum: 9.3 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 9.3 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 9.5 mi
- National Apple Museum: 10.1 mi
- Bucher Spring: 3.6 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 3.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 8.4 mi
- Alexander Spring: 8.9 mi
- Letort Spring: 11.6 mi
- Votive 8: 9.3 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 9.3 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 12.9 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 14.4 mi
- Return visit: 16.7 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 12.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 12.7 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 14.1 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 16.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 4.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 8.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 10.1 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 18.1 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 21.1 mi
- Pavillon 5: 21.8 mi
- Pavillon 1: 21.9 mi
- Pavillon 3: 21.9 mi
- Pavillon 2: 21.9 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.2 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 24.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Clermont Crag: 23.3 mi
- Tartown: 17.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Beach Front: 23.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Pinnacle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | SW 227° | 631 m | 9.6 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | SW 221° | 628 m | 4.9 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | SSW 212° | 605 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ram Hill | SSW 211° | 595 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mitten Hill | SW 220° | 587 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sier Hill | SW 218° | 586 m | 8.0 mi |
| Flat Rock | NNW 346° | 578 m | 14.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SW 217° | 566 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357304321
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 17 mi
- Chambersburg · 19 mi
- Hanover · 26 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 29 mi
- Thurmont · 30 mi
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