The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle rises to 1,123 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the north-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodward Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31636054, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1123 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 16 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 16 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 18 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodward Knob: 1.4 mi
- Cherry Knob: 2.2 mi
- Big Butte: 2.3 mi
- Round Mountain Knob: 2.9 mi
- De Armond Bald: 3.3 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 8.3 mi
- Indian Flats Falls: 8.3 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 8.3 mi
- Upper Bear Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Hazel Creek Cascades: 8.7 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 10.6 mi
- Tree of Shame: 11.1 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 11.4 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 12.7 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 13.8 mi
- Swain County Park: 12.5 mi
- Graham County Park: 14.1 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- David Monteith Park: 14.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 16.4 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 12.5 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 13.0 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 13.1 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 16.4 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 16.5 mi
- The Jump-up: 12.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Emert Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Winding Stairs: 15.4 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 16.3 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 16.5 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 7.8 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Proctor: 1.7 mi
- Judson: 11.4 mi
- Elkmont: 13.5 mi
- Calderwood: 14.7 mi
- Bear: 19.5 mi
- Fish: 22.2 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 22.4 mi
- Selu Statue: 23.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 15.5 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 20.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 24.3 mi
- Vista Gardens: 19.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 23.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 24.4 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 20.5 mi
- Wine Spring: 23.8 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,685.16 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rocky Top | N 8° | 1,657.32 m | 4.6 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,650.92 m | 3.7 mi |
| Brier Knob | NNE 27° | 1,591.05 m | 5.6 mi |
| Welch Bald | E 98° | 1,577.95 m | 5.5 mi |
| High Rocks | E 89° | 1,577.95 m | 5.9 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | NNE 17° | 1,564.85 m | 4.3 mi |
| De Armond Bald | N 6° | 1,554.75 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022931 — The Pinnacle, Swain County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809432
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