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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 459 m in Maine. Spruce Mountain stands 732 m to the northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Hills, a peak 0.8 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 576895)

Wikidata Q33151096, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
459 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.32618, -70.48701

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • West Paris Ballfields: 4.1 mi
  • Willard Park: 4.4 mi
  • Courthouse Square: 4.6 mi
  • Paris River Park: 6.8 mi
  • Moore Park: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 12
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Otisfield Town Beach: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Middle School Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 7.8 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 19.8 mi
  • The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Oxford County Fairground: 9.6 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 14.7 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 16.6 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 17.7 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Rumford Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 18.5 mi
  • The Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Kees Falls: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 3.0 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cooper Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainNW 320°732 m7.4 mi
Black MountainN 8°649 m8.0 mi
Speckled MountainN 352°645 m8.0 mi
Mollyockett MountainNNW 329°611 m4.9 mi
Mount TomNE 48°519 m1.0 mi
Streaked MountainSSE 148°512 m6.4 mi
Bald MountainNNW 345°512 m7.8 mi
Allen MountainNNE 13°488 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5919:4620:30
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1515:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172028415362676658463525
Precip in3.73.44.14.63.95.04.24.03.85.64.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225030

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