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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 189 m in New York. Northeast Mountain stands 639 m to the east, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Hill, a peak 4.0 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34812535, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
189 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.44340, -73.35900

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 39
  • Old Champlain Canal Lock 19: 4.4 mi
  • The Stand Against Burgoyne: 6.6 mi
  • Fort Anne: 6.6 mi
  • Fort Anne: 6.6 mi
  • Old Champlain Canal Lock 18: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Museums: 22
Cliffs: 20
  • New Buck: 12.7 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 13.7 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 14.1 mi
  • Ark Wall: 14.3 mi
  • The Ox Bow: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Ballard Farm: 10.3 mi
  • Wildwest Ranch & Western Town: 17.5 mi
  • Lake George Steamboat Company: 17.7 mi
  • Blind Rock: 17.7 mi
  • Frankie's Mine Train: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Hadlock Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Sandbar Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Haviland Cove Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Haviland's Cove Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Hague Town Beach: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Chiseled Slate monoliths: 8.1 mi
  • Mandala II: 14.5 mi
  • For Euler: 18.7 mi
  • Oculus: 22.0 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 10.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Northeast MountainE 93°639 m9.6 mi
Bald HillESE 108°638 m9.7 mi
Coy MountainE 88°613 m10.2 mi
Middle MountainESE 111°594 m9.8 mi
Vanderburg MountainNW 307°584 m7.3 mi
The PinnacleE 89°576 m10.7 mi
Haystack MountainESE 114°567 m9.8 mi
Pine HillE 98°561 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1319:5520:38
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2415:3416:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212333475968727163513928
Precip in3.02.63.03.33.34.44.44.53.64.13.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967314 — The Pinnacle, Washington County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592643

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