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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
  • Duke Creek Falls Trailhead: 2.5 mi
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Campscape: 2.7 mi
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 2.8 mi
  • Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Duke Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Raven Cliff Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Raven Cliff Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Alana Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 29
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: 6
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 7.9 miles of Pinnacle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainWNW 303°1,355 m7.6 mi
CowrockNNW 327°1,170 m3.4 mi
Levelland MountainNW 309°1,160 m5.5 mi
Green Cliff TopNNW 326°1,153 m3.6 mi
Wolf Laurel TopNW 317°1,151 m4.2 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW 342°1,127 m2.8 mi
Strawberry TopN 355°1,126 m4.2 mi
Wolfpen StampNNW 346°1,113 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 5080 °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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