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Pinnacles of the Beech

Pinnacles of the Beech, seen from above at true elevation

Pinnacles of the Beech rises to 1,652 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31636080, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1652 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.18374, -81.88150

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Wynn Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Corner on Main: 1.5 mi
  • Swank Park: 1.6 mi
  • Tate-Evans Park: 1.6 mi
  • Tufts Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • She Falls Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Otter Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 4.1 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 6.3 mi
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 7.0 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 7.3 mi
  • Stack Rock: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
Artworks: 20
  • The Rock: 11.1 mi
  • Hellbenders: 11.2 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 11.2 mi
  • Hephaestus: 11.3 mi
  • Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 11
Gardens: 9
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 11.1 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 5
  • Shanty Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.1 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 16.0 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Pinnacles of the Beech. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakSE 141°1,804 m6.4 mi
Hump MountainWSW 248°1,688 m7.9 mi
Beech MountainN 0°1,663 m0.1 mi
Little Hump MountainWSW 245°1,587 m8.9 mi
Sugar MountainS 175°1,585 m4.1 mi
Hanging RockESE 123°1,582 m3.8 mi
Rocky KnobENE 58°1,502 m2.3 mi
Flattop MountainSSE 167°1,502 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936455360636257483832
Precip in5.24.24.84.95.74.96.05.05.03.83.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beech MTN, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808716

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