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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 511 m in New Hampshire. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyndeborough Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34812423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
511 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.92764, -71.79259

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Goss Park: 4.4 mi
  • Sunset Lake Town Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Oak Park: 5.2 mi
  • Greenfield State Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 8.7 mi
  • Armillary: 13.7 mi
  • Communication: 15.0 mi
  • House of Wish: 15.0 mi
  • Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 15.0 mi
Museums: 42
Beaches: 23
Attractions: 18
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Senter Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Middle Falls: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Raymond Cliff: 13.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 13.8 mi
  • Billings Fold: 16.7 mi
  • Black Precipice: 16.8 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 16.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.6 mi
  • (seasonal): 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainSW 232°694 m4.7 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainSW 224°692 m6.3 mi
Crotched MountainNW 320°630 m6.4 mi
Holt PeakSW 214°623 m8.4 mi
Burton PeakSSW 213°605 m9.3 mi
Temple MountainSW 218°596 m7.6 mi
Whitcomb PeakSSW 209°524 m7.8 mi
Rose MountainWNW 296°523 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1615:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766726961493929
Precip in3.03.03.84.13.44.03.73.74.04.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357728203

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