Pinnacle Mountain
Pinnacle Mountain rises to 2,546 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Borealis Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 25 miles off.
The story
Pinnacle Mountain is an 8,400-foot (2,560-metre) granitic multi-peak massif located in the Chelan Mountains, in Chelan County of Washington state. The mountain is situated in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. Pinnacle Mountain ranks as the fourth-highest peak in the Chelan Mountains, and 77th-highest summit in Washington state. The nearest higher neighbor is Saska Peak, 1.9 mi (3.1 km) to the southeast, and Emerald Peak is positioned 2.25 mi (3.62 km) to the east-southeast. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into the Entiat River and Chelan River drainage basins.
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Wikidata Q49062114, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2546 m
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 25.2 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 25.5 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
- 25.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Borealis Peak: 1.7 mi
- Saska Peak: 1.9 mi
- Emerald Peak: 2.3 mi
- Gopher Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Cardinal Peak: 3.3 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 5.6 mi
- Domke Falls: 6.2 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 6.3 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Bridal Falls: 11.0 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 7.1 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 11.0 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 13.5 mi
- Halfway Spring: 13.6 mi
- Handy Spring: 15.9 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Painted Rocks: 12.0 mi
- Grassy Point: 21.3 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 15.1 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 20.0 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 23.0 mi
- Holden Museum: 6.6 mi
- Moore: 7.5 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
- The Garden: 13.2 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Pinnacle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | NW 309° | 2,900 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Fernow | WNW 288° | 2,821 m | 6.7 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | W 281° | 2,750 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Maude | W 274° | 2,748 m | 6.2 mi |
| Copper Peak | WNW 295° | 2,671 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | SE 127° | 2,608 m | 3.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WSW 257° | 2,599 m | 11.5 mi |
| Chiwawa Mountain | WNW 281° | 2,576 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:18 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524464 — Pinnacle Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546116
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 15 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 27 mi
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