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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 411 m in New Hampshire. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Newport Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34812458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
411 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.38313, -72.16592

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Newport Recreation Complex: 0.7 mi
  • Robert C. Haserlat Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Newport Common: 1.2 mi
  • Corbin Covered Bridge Park: 1.6 mi
  • Ransom Tracey Park: 1.6 mi
Museums: 30
  • Newport Historical Society Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Sunapee Historical Society: 4.0 mi
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 4.2 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
Beaches: 22
Artworks: 18
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 1.4 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 16.9 mi
  • The Wrecker: 19.7 mi
  • Refuge: 22.8 mi
  • Dartmouth Panels: 22.8 mi
Covered bridges: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Baker Ledge: 13.9 mi
  • The Bulkhead: 18.1 mi
  • Bouldering: 21.1 mi
  • Table Rock: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • (seasonal): 13.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Croydon MountainNNW 339°842 m7.3 mi
Croydon PeakNNW 338°841 m7.3 mi
SummitSE 136°828 m6.6 mi
Sunapee MountainSE 135°824 m7.1 mi
Grantham MountainNNW 347°800 m8.3 mi
South PeakSE 132°794 m7.4 mi
Lucias LookoutSSE 147°756 m8.7 mi
North PeakSE 133°692 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:0919:5020:33
September equinox06:3718:1018:48
December solstice07:1915:2916:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130425463686659473626
Precip in2.72.43.03.33.34.24.23.83.54.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 870398 — The Pinnacle, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357728213

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