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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 490 m in New York. Black Mountain stands 805 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Orebed Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Washington County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 967315).

Wikidata Q34812543, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
490 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.47951, -73.47817

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverside Park: 6.4 mi
  • Ward Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
  • Log Bay Island: 8.4 mi
  • Huckleberry Island: 8.6 mi
  • Sarah Island: 8.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 38
Historic sites: 31
  • Old Champlain Canal Lock 19: 2.8 mi
  • The Stand Against Burgoyne: 4.1 mi
  • Fort Anne: 4.2 mi
  • Old Well: 4.4 mi
  • Old Champlain Canal Lock 18: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • New Buck: 6.2 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 7.2 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 7.6 mi
  • Ark Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Small Rocky overlook: 11.0 mi
Museums: 18
  • Skenesborough Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Hartford Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Bolton Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Pember Library and Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Slate Valley Museum: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Lake George Steamboat Company: 12.3 mi
  • Leonelli's Playland Arcade: 12.4 mi
  • Doctor Morbid's Haunted House: 12.5 mi
  • Wildwest Ranch & Western Town: 12.7 mi
  • Frankie's Mine Train: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Beaches: 9
  • Lake Hadlock Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Sandbar Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Haviland Cove Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Haviland's Cove Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Morey Stein Beach: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Artworks: 3
  • Chiseled Slate monoliths: 12.5 mi
  • Mandala II: 17.4 mi
  • For Euler: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 11.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNNW805 m9.2 mi
Erebus MountainNNW765 m7.6 mi
Sleeping BeautyNNW715 m6.5 mi
Buck MountainWNW711 m6.5 mi
Fivemile MountainNNW688 m12.1 mi
Huckleberry MountainNNW680 m12.3 mi
Pilot KnobW658 m6.5 mi
Spruce MountainN604 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1419:5520:39
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2415:3416:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212333475968727163513928
Precip in3.02.63.03.33.34.44.44.53.64.13.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592646

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