The Pinnacle
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
- 1.7 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 9.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 23.0 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 22.2 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- view east · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hedgehog Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Poplar Knoll: 1.4 mi
- Diamond Hill: 3.2 mi
- Oak Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 4.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 0.4 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 0.7 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 0.7 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 0.8 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 1.6 mi
- 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
- Poseidon statue: 20.5 mi
- 1889: 22.2 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 23.1 mi
- Elisha Yale: 23.1 mi
- Franklin Square Alley: 23.4 mi
- Moss Island Climbing: 9.5 mi
- Rollaway: 9.9 mi
- Choss Factory: 12.6 mi
- Lost T: 14.3 mi
- McMartin: 14.5 mi
- West Stoney Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 21.6 mi
- Judds Falls: 23.8 mi
- 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
- Utica Tower: 23.0 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 24.1 mi
- Fremont Street Garden: 23.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Mountain | ENE 61° | 805 m | 15.4 mi |
| Morehouse Mountain | NNE 21° | 800 m | 15.2 mi |
| Ely Mountain | NE 49° | 794 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tomany Mountain | NE 51° | 789 m | 12.9 mi |
| State Brook Mountain | ENE 57° | 773 m | 12.5 mi |
| Big Alderbed Mountain | NNE 23° | 758 m | 12.3 mi |
| Windfall Mountain | NNE 17° | 751 m | 10.6 mi |
| Dead Horse Mountain | NNE 26° | 732 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592637
Day trips start here
- Utica · 24 mi
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