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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 1,186 m in North Carolina. Big Butt Mountain stands 1,452 m to the west-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Billie Top, a peak 1.5 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31636001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1186 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.57955, -82.74263

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 4.6 mi
  • Berm Park: 4.7 mi
  • Bridge Park: 4.7 mi
  • Hominy Valley Park: 5.4 mi
  • Buncombe County Sports Park: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Reems Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 36
Gardens: 27
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Holly Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Stream Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Quilt Garden: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 16
Museums: 15
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Shook Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 10.7 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pisgah Picnic: 11.6 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 5
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 7.9 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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
Big Butt MountainWNW 292°1,452 m3.4 mi
Rockyface MountainWNW 287°1,396 m2.2 mi
Williams MountainWNW 288°1,375 m3.6 mi
Goat RockWNW 281°1,354 m6.5 mi
Buck Cove MountainW 273°1,346 m6.2 mi
Wines TopW 277°1,329 m6.7 mi
The GladesWNW 295°1,321 m6.2 mi
Grassy TopSW 231°1,271 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809434

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