The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle rises to 1,257 m in North Carolina. Herrin Knob stands 1,741 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Havilah Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31636068, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1257 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 6.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Havilah Falls: 0.6 mi
- Parker Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
- Middle Cold Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Upper Mill Shoals: 1.0 mi
- Aunt Sallys Falls: 1.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bald Rock: 1.8 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 2.0 mi
- Big Pisgah Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 2.4 mi
- Canada Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 7.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 7.8 mi
- Champion Park: 8.8 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 2.2 mi
- River Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Onion Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Bald Cliff: 10.4 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 7.2 mi
- Camp John Rock: 10.9 mi
- Catamount Statue: 14.6 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 18.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 12.7 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 14.2 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 14.4 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 16.8 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 18.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 5.6 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 10.6 mi
- M1: 12.9 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 14.0 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 14.4 mi
- Ear: 14.1 mi
- Chalice: 14.2 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.3 mi
- Wi: 14.4 mi
- Moai Statue: 18.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 13.4 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 22.0 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 22.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 18.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 4.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 19.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrin Knob | NNE 19° | 1,741 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain Bald | NNW 341° | 1,699 m | 6.3 mi |
| Tanasee Bald | NNE 23° | 1,695 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNW 338° | 1,486 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 26° | 1,477 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 38° | 1,453 m | 3.3 mi |
| Toxaway Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,452 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | NE 38° | 1,427 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022928 — The Pinnacle, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809428
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