The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle rises to 525 m in Massachusetts. Misery Mountain stands 793 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Berry Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 525 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 15.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 20.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista · 12 mi
- Adams Overlook · 12 mi
- The Hopper · 12 mi
- Robinson's Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Berry Hill: 1.2 mi
- Tower Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Berry Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Honwee Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Pine Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Lake Onota Village Park: 5.0 mi
- Pontoosuc Lake Park: 5.1 mi
- Balance Rock State Park: 3.6 mi
- Misery Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Onota Lake Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Widow White: 4.5 mi
- Ramsey Beach: 4.6 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 4.1 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 5.1 mi
- Daniel Petithory Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 10.9 mi
- Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower: 11.8 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 6.4 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 6.6 mi
- Arrowhead: 8.6 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 8.9 mi
- Eastfield Village: 11.0 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 10.4 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 11.9 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 13.0 mi
- McKinley Statue: 13.1 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 14.1 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 3.3 mi
- concrete bases: 10.1 mi
- balanced rock: 10.2 mi
- concrete bases: 10.7 mi
- stone pillar: 10.7 mi
- Flower Garden: 13.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.5 mi
- Buxton Garden: 15.1 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 15.3 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 16.1 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 8.8 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 10.1 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 10.2 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 10.6 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 11.3 mi
- Clover Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.2 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Witts Ledge: 16.4 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 8.5 mi
- Waterfront: 16.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 16.9 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 20.5 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 22.7 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 6.9 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 22.0 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 23.4 mi
- Day Use Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misery Mountain | N 8° | 793 m | 6.8 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | NE 37° | 792 m | 5.3 mi |
| East Mountain | NNE 32° | 791 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rounds Rock | NE 56° | 782 m | 8.5 mi |
| Jones Nose | NE 51° | 778 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | NE 39° | 770 m | 4.9 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | ENE 62° | 737 m | 3.9 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | ENE 59° | 726 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358269696
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 2 mi
- New Lebanon · 5 mi
- Lanesborough · 6 mi
- Pittsfield · 7 mi
- New Ashford · 8 mi
- Cheshire · 9 mi
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