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Pinnacle Mountain

Pinnacle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates48.13209, -120.67013

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
  • 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
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 13.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
Hot springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bonanza PeakNW 309°2,900 m11.6 mi
Mount FernowWNW 288°2,821 m6.7 mi
Seven Fingered JackW 281°2,750 m6.8 mi
Mount MaudeW 274°2,748 m6.2 mi
Copper PeakWNW 295°2,671 m6.8 mi
Cardinal PeakSE 127°2,608 m3.3 mi
Buck MountainWSW 257°2,599 m11.5 mi
Chiwawa MountainWNW 281°2,576 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:16
June solstice05:0320:1821:07
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5115:1816:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524464 — Pinnacle Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546116

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