Peak · Connecticut
The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle rises to 502 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the east, 0.5 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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: 58
- Mohawk Mountain: 0.5 mi
- White Rock: 1.3 mi
- Hogshead: 1.4 mi
- Quarry Hill: 1.5 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.0 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
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
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
Waterfalls: 40
- Marshepaug Falls: 2.7 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 6.4 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 36
- 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: 35
- 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
Ghost towns: 2
- Dudley Town: 2.6 mi
- Questing: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Grove: 18.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 20.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 14.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 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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