The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle rises to 2,488 m in Wyoming. Medicine Butte stands 2,621 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is North Sheep Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 21 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States of America; geonames ID = 5835221.
Wikidata Q49082842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,488 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 24.3 mi off the Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- 26.2 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
- 27.2 mi off the Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wild Horse Spring: 4.8 mi
- School Section Spring: 5.0 mi
- Section 2 Spring: 5.5 mi
- Gil Smith Spring: 6.4 mi
- Warner Spring: 7.9 mi
- North Sheep Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 3.2 mi
- South Sheep Mountain: 3.4 mi
- The Hogback: 4.1 mi
- Bridger Hill: 5.6 mi
- Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 14.5 mi
- Hamblin Park: 20.5 mi
- Anderson Park: 20.9 mi
- Ottley Park: 22.2 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 24.8 mi
- Windy Point: 11.9 mi
- Crockers Point: 16.3 mi
- Skull Point: 17.9 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 16.4 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 20.8 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 21.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Butte | S 176° | 2,621 m | 15.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,510 m | 11.9 mi |
| Monument Peak | WNW 290° | 2,503 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bridger Hill | N 354° | 2,501 m | 5.6 mi |
| South Sheep Mountain | SE 142° | 2,496 m | 3.4 mi |
| North Sheep Mountain | SE 127° | 2,457 m | 3.1 mi |
| Rubey Point | NNE 16° | 2,446 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bell Butte | ESE 119° | 2,430 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodruff, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1595458 — The Pinnacle, Uinta County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356504774
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- Fossil Butte National Monument · 22 mi
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