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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 125 m in New Hampshire. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 870396)

Wikidata Q34812432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
125 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.09663, -71.47068

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Park At Jacob Square: 0.4 mi
  • Lambert Park: 0.5 mi
  • Merrimack River Boat Access Facility: 0.5 mi
  • Blueberry Express Park: 2.3 mi
  • Bow Boat Ramp: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
  • Block Party Social: 4.3 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 6.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 9.3 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 9.4 mi
  • Everett Dam: 9.4 mi
Museums: 34
Artworks: 29
Beaches: 20
  • White Sands Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Steeles Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Senter Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Middle Falls: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 6.2 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 9.9 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 14.4 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 14.5 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainNE 51°424 m9.7 mi
Nottingham MountainENE 56°411 m10.2 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainSW 223°401 m10.0 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainSW 217°395 m9.8 mi
McCoy MountainNE 45°384 m10.0 mi
Neville PeakNE 54°363 m10.5 mi
Nats MountainNE 54°356 m9.1 mi
Brush HillNE 42°305 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4620:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1515:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357728207

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