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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 114 m in Maine. The Saddleback stands 503 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Pond Beach, a park 0.4 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America; geonames ID = 4975401

Wikidata Q33151107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
114 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.33840, -70.27672

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bear Pond Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Frog Pond Park: 1.1 mi
  • Mill Hill Park: 1.1 mi
  • Boofy Quimby Memorial Center: 1.4 mi
  • Crystal Lake Water Access: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 16
Beaches: 12
  • Stinchfield Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Town Beach: 16.3 mi
  • East Winthrop Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Middle School Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 14.6 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Fisher Man: 18.1 mi
  • Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 19.5 mi
  • Leaf Sculpture: 23.6 mi
  • Civilian Conservation Corps: 24.5 mi
  • Samantha Smith: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Oxford County Fairground: 16.2 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 17.6 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 23.5 mi
  • Dummer House: 24.3 mi
  • Dr Hubbard Office: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rumford Falls: 19.1 mi
  • The Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Bond Brook Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cooper Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The SaddlebackNW 318°503 m8.8 mi
Thompson MountainNW 321°441 m8.8 mi
Owls HeadSW 224°422 m8.0 mi
Thorne MountainNNW 337°411 m8.5 mi
Stone HillSW 223°361 m8.9 mi
Turner HillWSW 250°361 m9.1 mi
Bear MountainN 360°357 m1.8 mi
Sumner HillW 281°351 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
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/358225033

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