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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 406 m in New York. Sherman Mountain stands 805 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Herkimer County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34812518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.16563, -74.77376

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields: 4.2 mi
  • Dolgeville Park: 4.4 mi
  • Spofford Square: 4.8 mi
  • Moreland Park: 8.9 mi
  • Moreland Park: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 9.6 mi
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 9.7 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 12
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 17.2 mi
  • Arkell Museum: 20.5 mi
  • Van Alstyne Homestead: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 9
  • Moss Island Climbing: 9.5 mi
  • Rollaway: 9.9 mi
  • Choss Factory: 12.6 mi
  • Lost T: 14.3 mi
  • McMartin: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Canajoharie Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Judds Falls: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.4 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sherman MountainENE 61°805 m15.4 mi
Morehouse MountainNNE 21°800 m15.2 mi
Ely MountainNE 49°794 m13.3 mi
Tomany MountainNE 51°789 m12.9 mi
State Brook MountainENE 57°773 m12.5 mi
Big Alderbed MountainNNE 23°758 m12.3 mi
Windfall MountainNNE 17°751 m10.6 mi
Dead Horse MountainNNE 26°732 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2020:0020:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2815:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435665706860493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592637

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