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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 380 m in New Hampshire. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the east-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 870397)

Wikidata Q34812441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.33881, -71.97467

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Wadleigh State Park: 2.1 mi
  • Fishersfield Park: 2.6 mi
  • Larsen Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Sunapee State Park: 3.5 mi
  • Bowls of Blodgett Landing: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 24
Museums: 23
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 3.4 mi
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Sunapee Historical Society: 6.6 mi
  • Upton Chandler House Museum: 8.8 mi
  • New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 13
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 5.2 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 10.4 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KearsargeENE 62°891 m6.7 mi
SummitWSW 251°828 m5.3 mi
Sunapee MountainWSW 246°824 m5.0 mi
South PeakWSW 245°794 m4.5 mi
Black MountainENE 67°774 m5.9 mi
Lucias LookoutSW 229°756 m6.5 mi
Little Sunapee MountainSW 224°734 m7.3 mi
Little MountainENE 69°710 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:0819:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1815:2916:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435564696760483727
Precip in3.33.13.74.23.94.44.43.74.25.53.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357728210

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