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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 2,539 m in Wyoming. Wyoming Peak stands 3,468 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Clover Knoll, a peak 2.7 miles away. Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53882, -111.04186

87 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Parks: 12
  • Box H Park: 11.0 mi
  • Afton City Park: 14.0 mi
  • Canyon View Park: 14.7 mi
  • Grover Community Park: 18.3 mi
  • Bear Lake County Fairgrounds: 19.2 mi
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Allred Flat Group Picnic Site: 5.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Lake Group Picnic Site: 13.4 mi
  • Crystal Lake Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Hobble Creek Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Spring Salt: 6.2 mi
  • Fox Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Periodic Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Ferney Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Shot Hole Spring: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Fairview Landmark: 11.0 mi
  • Scout's Monument: 18.6 mi
  • M Hill: 19.8 mi
  • Wyoming Peak Lookout: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Elkhorn Arch: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Outdoor Classroom: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Woheto Falls: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wyoming PeakENE 78°3,468 m21.7 mi
Mount CoffinENE 76°3,426.6 m21.7 mi
Mount March MadnessE 79°3,420 m21.5 mi
Roaring Fork PeakENE 60°3,347.3 m23.3 mi
Mount FitzpatrickNE 46°3,324.5 m18.6 mi
Meade PeakWSW 254°3,305 m11.0 mi
Rock Lake PeakNE 36°3,282.7 m20.9 mi
South Fish Creek MountainE 85°3,251 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5919:37
June solstice05:4820:2321:06
September equinox07:1218:4619:23
December solstice07:5116:0916:55

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151928384755626152412817
Precip in1.31.31.51.52.41.81.01.11.51.61.31.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Afton, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356504780

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