The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle rises to 2,040 m in Wyoming. Hickey Mountain stands 2,686 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nipple, a peak 0.9 miles away. Bridger Valley Historic Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2040 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 29.3 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
31 named places within 25 miles
- The Nipple: 0.9 mi
- Wells Flat: 5.3 mi
- Turtle Hill: 10.0 mi
- Bridger Butte: 10.5 mi
- Church Butte: 12.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 6.5 mi
- Mountain View Park: 9.5 mi
- Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site: 19.4 mi
- Granger Stage Station Historical Marker: 23.0 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 6.7 mi
- Jim Bridger's Fort: 6.8 mi
- Crockers Point: 20.9 mi
- Skull Point: 24.4 mi
- Lyman Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Fort Bridger Museum: 6.8 mi
- Butcher Knife Spring: 16.0 mi
- Piedmont: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,686 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sage Creek Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,578 m | 21.8 mi |
| Chapman Butte | SW 217° | 2,563 m | 23.2 mi |
| Dans Nipple | SSW 204° | 2,470 m | 20.1 mi |
| Leavitt Bench | S 175° | 2,344 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Butte | SW 219° | 2,309 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bridger Butte | SW 219° | 2,278 m | 10.5 mi |
| Haystack Butte | SW 216° | 2,264 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:11 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595459 — The Pinnacle, Uinta County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504777
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- Lyman · 6 mi
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