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Pinnacle Mountain

Pinnacle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pinnacle Mountain rises to 942 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oak Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31589317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
942 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.68037, -83.82379

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Campscape: 2.7 mi
  • White County Park: 5.1 mi
  • Tesnatee Park - White County Sports Complex: 5.2 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Duke Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Raven Cliff Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Alana Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Upper DeSoto Falls: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 28
Historic sites: 16
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 3.4 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 4.7 mi
  • White Church: 7.7 mi
  • Mcdonalds House: 12.9 mi
  • Lewis Monument: 14.0 mi
Museums: 11
  • White County History Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 6.7 mi
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Big Red Apple: 20.5 mi
  • Praying Hands: 22.6 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 22.6 mi
  • Open Bible: 22.6 mi
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 13.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Pinnacle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainWNW1,355 m7.6 mi
CowrockNNW1,170 m3.4 mi
Levelland MountainNW1,160 m5.5 mi
Green Cliff TopNNW1,153 m3.6 mi
Wolf Laurel TopNW1,151 m4.2 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW1,127 m2.8 mi
Strawberry TopN1,126 m4.2 mi
Wolfpen StampNNW1,113 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:52
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:3916:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576370737267584841
Precip in6.45.85.85.45.15.95.76.65.25.35.66.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sautee 3W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717808

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