The Pinnacle
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
- 7.3 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Scenic Route 90
- 25.9 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Truxton Hill: 2.0 mi
- Labrador Hill: 2.5 mi
- Jones Hill: 3.6 mi
- Meeker Hill: 3.8 mi
- Preble Hill: 4.5 mi
- South Meadows Nature Area: 1.7 mi
- Tully Field Station: 1.8 mi
- Tracy Lake: 2.7 mi
- Withey Parcel: 4.9 mi
- Spafford Forest Coldbrook Reforestation Area: 5.9 mi
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 12.7 mi
- Site of railroad turntable: 15.9 mi
- Skytop Fire Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Pyramid Grave: 18.0 mi
- Snyder Bridge Dedication Plaque: 18.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Willow Sculpture: 16.7 mi
- Stacks: 16.8 mi
- Jitterbugs: 16.9 mi
- Mountain Goat: 17.8 mi
- Supplicant Persephone: 18.3 mi
- 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
- Millard Fillmore's Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Nor’easter Mountain Coaster: 18.3 mi
- Old Dam: 18.5 mi
- Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center: 18.9 mi
- Great New York State Fair: 21.5 mi
- 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
- Jamesville Beach: 13.8 mi
- Glenwood Beach: 20.8 mi
- Green Lakes Beach: 21.0 mi
- Preble: 4.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | E 81° | 618 m | 5.9 mi |
| Randall Hill | ESE 120° | 617 m | 11.9 mi |
| Muller Hill | E 89° | 617 m | 16.4 mi |
| Truxton Hill | ESE 121° | 616 m | 2.0 mi |
| Tuller Hill | S 183° | 616 m | 16.9 mi |
| Fellows Hill | ENE 58° | 611 m | 5.1 mi |
| Hunt Hill | E 87° | 611 m | 13.6 mi |
| Labrador Hill | E 81° | 606 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
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
Day trips start here
- Cortland · 12 mi
- Cazenovia · 17 mi
- Syracuse · 19 mi
- Skaneateles · 20 mi
- Central New York · 22 mi
- Auburn · 26 mi
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