The Pinnacle
The Pinnacle rises to 271 m in New York. Iron Mountain stands 736 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Stockwell Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34812484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 271 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 10.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 14.6 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 20.4 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 5 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 13 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 13 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scotch Bonnet: 6.1 mi
- Barn Rock Cliff: 6.8 mi
- The Palisades: 7.5 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 8.6 mi
- Deadwater cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Stockwell Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Moore Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Harper Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Two Top Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hoisington Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Ballard Park: 3.4 mi
- Lee Park: 3.5 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 4.8 mi
- Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 8.3 mi
- Cole Island: 2.6 mi
- Coon Mountain Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center: 8.9 mi
- Eddy: 9.2 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 9.3 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 12.4 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 14.3 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 14.4 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 3.4 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Meacham House: 7.1 mi
- Fort Saint-Frédéric: 8.1 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 8.2 mi
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 6.9 mi
- The Iron Center: 6.9 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 7.7 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 7.8 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 7.9 mi
- Nature preserve: 7.6 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 17.6 mi
- Vermont Teddy Bear: 19.3 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 20.0 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 20.2 mi
- Smog: 17.1 mi
- Bench and Table: 17.1 mi
- Youbie Obie: 17.2 mi
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 17.3 mi
- King Kong: 17.3 mi
- Westport Beach: 3.5 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 6.5 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 7.4 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 18.3 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 23.6 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 6.4 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 6.9 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 7.4 mi
- Footbridge Park: 8.1 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Formal Garden: 20.0 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 21.2 mi
- Childrens Garden: 25.0 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 14.6 mi
- Lucky Seven: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | WNW 290° | 736 m | 9.0 mi |
| Holcomb Mountain | W 266° | 704 m | 9.8 mi |
| Stiles Hill | SW 229° | 682 m | 8.2 mi |
| Deer Mountain | W 270° | 671 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | SSW 199° | 624 m | 2.9 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain | SW 224° | 618 m | 6.7 mi |
| Split Rock Mountain | WSW 258° | 594 m | 8.7 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | WNW 294° | 590 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:31 | 16:19 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967317 — The Pinnacle, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592652
Day trips start here
- Westport · 3 mi
- Elizabethtown · 7 mi
- Crown Point · 13 mi
- Essex · 13 mi
- Charlotte · 17 mi
- Middlebury · 19 mi
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