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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 174 m in Maine. Black Mountain stands 649 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartford Town Beach, a park 0.7 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America; geonames ID = 4975403

Wikidata Q33151123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
174 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.41979, -70.33339

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hartford Town Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Donald E. Hutchins Memorial Ballfield: 1.9 mi
  • Round Pond Access: 6.0 mi
  • Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 6.5 mi
  • Frog Pond Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 6
  • Middle School Community Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 14.1 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 16.8 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Stinchfield Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Town Beach: 18.8 mi
  • East Winthrop Beach: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 2
  • Cooper Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 13.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainWNW 283°649 m6.6 mi
Trask MountainNW 325°527 m2.9 mi
The PinnacleNW 305°521 m6.2 mi
The SaddlebackWNW 287°503 m3.2 mi
Allen MountainW 276°488 m5.9 mi
Canton MountainNNE 14°472 m6.3 mi
Tumbledown Dick MountainWNW 297°463 m6.0 mi
Thompson MountainWNW 294°441 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5819:4520:30
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1515:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172028415362676658463525
Precip in3.73.44.14.63.95.04.24.03.85.64.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225034

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