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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 658 m in New York. Blue Mountain stands 1,143 m to the south, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Lake Boat Tours, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Hamilton County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34812510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
658 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.97840, -74.40405

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 12
  • Buttermilk Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Raquette Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Millers Falls: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 7
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Parks: 5
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 1.0 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 1.2 mi
  • Byron Park: 15.5 mi
  • Flanders Park: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Silver Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Long Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Buttermilk Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • The Crags: 15.7 mi
  • Henderson Cliff: 18.5 mi
  • Wallface: 21.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 14.9 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Iron Cross: 17.6 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainS 179°1,143 m7.3 mi
Dun Brook MountainSE 145°1,086 m7.4 mi
Fishing Brook MountainESE 119°1,082 m6.2 mi
Little Santanoni MountainENE 61°1,058 m13.5 mi
Kempshall MountainNE 51°1,021 m4.9 mi
Tongue MountainSSE 148°964 m5.5 mi
Mount MorrisNNW 344°950 m13.0 mi
Moose MountainENE 69°911 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1620:0020:45
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:3015:3616:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592649

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