The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle rises to 1,165 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gordons Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082828, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,165 m
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 22.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gordons Peak: 1.1 mi
- Freezland Flat: 1.6 mi
- The Peak: 1.9 mi
- Big Bald Knob: 2.1 mi
- Hardscrabble Knob: 2.5 mi
- Deerfield Park: 10.5 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 14.5 mi
- Highland Park: 15.1 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 17.3 mi
- Hiner Spring: 2.8 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 4.6 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 6.7 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 9.7 mi
- Phillips Spring: 9.8 mi
- Highland County Museum: 9.3 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 15.3 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 18.1 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 18.4 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 18.4 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 2.3 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 3.6 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 3.7 mi
- Cannon: 17.5 mi
- Statler Brothers: 18.4 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.7 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 15.2 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 16.8 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 17.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 17.6 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 2.8 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 8.7 mi
- Locust Springs: 24.8 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 13.8 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 17.5 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 19.6 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 21.6 mi
- Staunton: 18.3 mi
- Chodo IX: 18.4 mi
- Watering Can: 18.7 mi
- Flower Pots: 18.7 mi
- Trinity Point: 12.4 mi
- Byrd Point: 16.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 19.7 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 18.4 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 18.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 20.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | S 178° | 1,358 m | 11.3 mi |
| Hogback | S 180° | 1,355 m | 11.7 mi |
| Reddish Knob | NNE 25° | 1,338 m | 10.1 mi |
| Barren Rock | WNW 301° | 1,335 m | 11.6 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,332 m | 14.3 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NNW 334° | 1,325 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bother Knob | NNE 26° | 1,323 m | 13.6 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | NE 38° | 1,320 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356575188
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