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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.49842, -83.72573

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Attractions
  • 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
Parks: 56
  • 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
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Bear: 19.5 mi
  • Fish: 22.2 mi
  • Sam Houston Statue: 22.4 mi
  • Selu Statue: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 1
  • Wine Spring: 23.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunderhead MountainNNE 13°1,685.16 m5.0 mi
Rocky TopN 8°1,657.32 m4.6 mi
Blockhouse MountainNNE 13°1,650.92 m3.7 mi
Brier KnobNNE 27°1,591.05 m5.6 mi
Welch BaldE 98°1,577.95 m5.5 mi
High RocksE 89°1,577.95 m5.9 mi
Devils Race PatchNNE 17°1,564.85 m4.3 mi
De Armond BaldN 6°1,554.75 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2120:1620:54
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:4116:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

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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