Peak · Connecticut
The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle rises to 502 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the east, 0.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808712, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 502 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.82118, -73.30568
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mohawk Mountain: 0.5 mi
- White Rock: 1.3 mi
- Hogshead: 1.4 mi
- Quarry Hill: 1.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Cathedral Pines Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Red Mountain Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Flora Road): 2.3 mi
- Ballyhack Preserve - Cornwall Conservation Trust, Inc.: 2.6 mi
- Boyum Preserve: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Housatonic Meadows State Park: 4.1 mi
- Goshen Historic District: 4.2 mi
- Ivy Mountain State Park: 5.4 mi
- Town Green: 5.7 mi
- Dean's Ravine: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Marshepaug Falls: 2.7 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cascade: 7.0 mi
Museums: 43
- Cornwall Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Goshen Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Litchfield Historical Society - Noyes Memorial Building: 7.9 mi
- White Memorial Conservation Center: 8.2 mi
- KidsPlay Children's Museum: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 37
- John Brown Birthplace: 7.1 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 10.1 mi
- Mill Ruins: 10.4 mi
- Lime Kiln: 10.9 mi
- Folly: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 36
- Gagarin Grove: 6.2 mi
- Peter's Forge: 7.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 9.0 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 10.3 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Hornet's Nest: 9.6 mi
- Grand Staircase: 11.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.9 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 12
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 9.4 mi
- Judea Garden: 9.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 20.2 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 22.3 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 9
- Sandy Beach: 9.4 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 10.2 mi
- Holland Beach: 13.3 mi
- Waterfront: 18.8 mi
- Boating Side: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Jean Widmark: 17.5 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 22.8 mi
- Ben Franklin: 22.8 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 23.0 mi
- Maori Head: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Cannavo Spring: 13.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 13.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 17.2 mi
- Big Spring: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Grove: 18.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dudley Town: 2.6 mi
- Questing: 21.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 14.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Mountain | E 88° | 513 m | 0.5 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | NE 50° | 504 m | 5.5 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 22° | 499 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | NNE 22° | 495 m | 3.9 mi |
| Brass Mountain | NE 53° | 491 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bartholomew Hill | NE 36° | 484 m | 2.4 mi |
| Howe Mountain | N 3° | 473 m | 6.0 mi |
| Woodbury Mountain | SW 235° | 464 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211431 — The Pinnacle, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359270346
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