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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 769 m in Vermont. Stratton Mountain stands 1,194 m to the southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sage Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Stone Valley Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Windham County, Vermont, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49082826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
769 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.12452, -72.85788

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ball Mountain Dam: 3.1 mi
  • Stratton Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
  • Quarterpipe: 6.5 mi
  • Jumping Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Pingree Park: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 17
Artworks: 8
  • Bear: 2.5 mi
  • Stratton Bear: 3.8 mi
  • Art Gallery: 7.5 mi
  • Molly Stark: 17.7 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Green Mountain Beach: 17.2 mi
  • The Ledges: 20.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stratton MountainSW1,194 m4.3 mi
Equinox MountainWNW1,169 m13.4 mi
Glastenbury MountainSW1,139 m14.8 mi
Lookout RockWNW1,116 m13.2 mi
Mount SnowSSW1,092 m11.9 mi
Peru PeakNNW1,041 m12.4 mi
Styles PeakNNW1,028 m11.1 mi
Mother Myrick MountainWNW1,022 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1319:5220:35
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3316:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128405361666457463424
Precip in3.93.44.14.04.15.04.54.64.05.23.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461536 — The Pinnacle, Windham County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356555316

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