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Pinnacle Mountain

Pinnacle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pinnacle Mountain rises to 762 m in North Carolina. Wolf Pen Mountain stands 929 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31635988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
762 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.53290, -82.04066

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Glenwood Park: 6.1 mi
  • Waterfall Park: 7.0 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 7.9 mi
  • Activity Field: 8.5 mi
  • Volleyball: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Somey Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
Museums: 19
Attractions: 14
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 10.3 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.7 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 13.4 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 16.1 mi
  • Caboose: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 7.5 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 7.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Globe: 17.1 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 17.3 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.5 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Pinnacle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf Pen MountainW 278°929 m6.1 mi
Ditney KnobW 276°898 m8.0 mi
Hickorynut MountainWNW 298°839 m5.2 mi
Youngs MountainWSW 243°819 m8.5 mi
Flint KnobW 268°778 m8.8 mi
Logan MountainW 276°776 m9.4 mi
Fork KnobW 265°767 m8.3 mi
Rich MountainENE 74°755 m0.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3416:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023582 — Pinnacle, McDowell County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809729

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