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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 319 m in Ohio. Rock Hill stands 354 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vinton Furnace, a ghost town 2.6 miles away. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Ohio, United States of America

Wikidata Q34850509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
319 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.25507, -82.40099

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hooper Park: 2.8 mi
  • Vinton County Fairgrounds: 4.1 mi
  • Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 8.0 mi
  • Hamden Ball Park: 9.8 mi
  • Merckle Ball Park: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Peaks: 32
  • Peck Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Dixon Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Furnace Ridge: 6.8 mi
  • Irish Ridge: 7.4 mi
  • Long Ridge: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 14
  • Devils Tea Table: 8.6 mi
  • Ash Cave: 12.6 mi
  • Athens County Fairgrounds: 16.1 mi
  • Table Rock/Fat Mans Squeeze: 16.1 mi
  • Airplane Rock: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ash Cave: 12.6 mi
  • Cedar Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Whispering Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Whispering Cave: 14.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 7
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Blair Arch: 19.5 mi
  • Tunnel Rock: 19.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Buchtel Spring: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • South Ridge: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock HillWNW 296°354 m22.9 mi
Pine HillWNW 286°346 m20.6 mi
Chimney RocksWSW 255°342 m23.4 mi
Schultz HillN 357°337 m17.4 mi
Rattlesnake KnobWNW 288°337 m24.4 mi
Irish RidgeNNE 28°326 m7.4 mi
Long RidgeNNE 26°325 m8.3 mi
Weddington HillWSW 252°324 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0619:42
June solstice06:0420:2021:00
September equinox07:1818:5319:28
December solstice07:4616:2817:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342536270737266544335
Precip in3.23.23.93.74.34.54.23.73.13.12.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carpenter 2 S, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357461367

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