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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 666 m in Vermont. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the west-northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bingham Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
666 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.53450, -72.76929

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Thompson Park: 4.3 mi
  • Chase Park: 4.8 mi
  • West Branch Sculpture Park: 5.2 mi
  • Casey's Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Stowe Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Historic sites: 30
Cliffs: 28
  • Devil's Dishpan: 3.3 mi
  • Birnies Nose: 6.8 mi
  • Main Face: 9.6 mi
  • Wild West Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 9.8 mi
Museums: 18
Gardens: 15
Attractions: 13
  • Stowe Bowl: 5.2 mi
  • Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 7.9 mi
  • Poland Covered Bridge: 8.4 mi
  • Journey's End: 9.2 mi
  • Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Bingham Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Gorge: 2.5 mi
  • Olga's Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Dog Head Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Sloping Falls: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 11
Beaches: 10
  • Lake Elmore Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Blodgett Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Lakeside Beach Access: 22.9 mi
  • Texaco Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Blanchard Beach: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 16.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 1.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MansfieldWNW 286°1,340 m2.3 mi
Adams AppleWNW 292°1,256 m2.2 mi
Lower LipW 277°1,256 m2.4 mi
The NoseWSW 256°1,225 m2.3 mi
Upper LipW 270°1,208 m2.4 mi
Bear HeadWNW 303°1,192 m2.3 mi
The ForeheadWSW 249°1,189 m2.6 mi
Bolton MountainSSW 210°1,123 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:0719:5520:40
September equinox06:3918:1218:51
December solstice07:2515:2616:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131523354958626154413020
Precip in5.65.35.96.36.97.97.36.97.37.66.77.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1459892 — The Pinnacle, Lamoille County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356554662

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