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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
Attractions
  • Block Party Social: 4.3 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 6.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 9.3 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 9.4 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 11.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 34
Artworks: 28
Beaches: 19
  • 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: 9
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: 3
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 11.5 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainNE424 m9.7 mi
Nottingham MountainENE411 m10.2 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainSW401 m10.0 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainSW395 m9.8 mi
McCoy MountainNE384 m10.0 mi
Neville PeakNE363 m10.5 mi
Nats MountainNE356 m9.1 mi
Brush HillNE305 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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