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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: 19
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
Springs: 2
  • Cooper Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
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 SaddlebackNW503 m8.8 mi
Thompson MountainNW441 m8.8 mi
Owls HeadSW422 m8.0 mi
Browns MountainNW416 m9.1 mi
Thorne MountainNNW411 m8.5 mi
Stone HillSW361 m8.9 mi
Turner HillWSW361 m9.1 mi
Bear MountainN357 m1.8 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 50–80 °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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