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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 522 m in New York. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the east, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonard Property, a garden 1.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q34812475, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
522 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.77229, -76.10743

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cummings Park: 1.7 mi
  • Cornerstone Park: 1.8 mi
  • Brown Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • Otisco Town Park: 8.0 mi
  • Bailey Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 21
  • Pioneer Museum: 10.2 mi
  • New York State Grange Museum: 11.9 mi
  • 1890 House: 12.8 mi
  • Jamesville Community Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Friends of Clark Reservation State Park Nature Center: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Tinker Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Fellows Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Spicer Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Bucktail Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Chippewa Falls: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Willow Sculpture: 16.7 mi
  • Stacks: 16.8 mi
  • Jitterbugs: 16.9 mi
  • Mountain Goat: 17.8 mi
  • Supplicant Persephone: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Leonard Property: 1.3 mi
  • South Side Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Morningside Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • E.M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Bitternut Collective Permaculture Kitchen Garden: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cheningo Day Use Area: 11.7 mi
  • Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Cedar Bay Pavilion: 19.1 mi
  • Galster Pavilion: 19.1 mi
  • Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Jamesville Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Glenwood Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Green Lakes Beach: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Preble: 4.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dorwin Springs: 14.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morgan HillE 81°618 m5.9 mi
Randall HillESE 120°617 m11.9 mi
Muller HillE 89°617 m16.4 mi
Truxton HillESE 121°616 m2.0 mi
Tuller HillS 183°616 m16.9 mi
Fellows HillENE 58°611 m5.1 mi
Hunt HillE 87°611 m13.6 mi
Labrador HillE 81°606 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:17
June solstice05:2720:0420:47
September equinox06:5218:2619:04
December solstice07:3215:4816:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129425462676658473626
Precip in2.92.93.74.23.65.14.64.74.94.53.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Heiberg Forest, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 942080 — The Pinnacle, Cortland County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357543981

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