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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 282 m in New York. Debar Mountain stands 1,011 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Recreation Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Military Trail passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Franklin County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 967320)

Wikidata Q34812502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
282 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.83699, -74.27601

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 11
  • Franklin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 10.7 mi
  • Deer River Primitive Area: 11.8 mi
  • Valley View State Forest: 13.1 mi
  • Chateaugay Fish Hatchery: 13.1 mi
  • Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 17.0 mi
Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 3
  • High Falls: 10.2 mi
  • High Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Saint Regis Falls: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Camp Chateaugay Beach: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Debar MountainS 170°1,011 m16.4 mi
Baldface MountainSSE 162°858 m16.0 mi
Ragged Lake MountainSE 128°832 m14.6 mi
Mount TomSSE 151°831 m14.7 mi
W MountainSE 134°825 m14.9 mi
Black PeakS 173°823 m16.4 mi
West MountainSE 127°750 m9.0 mi
Figure Eight MountainESE 109°745 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:10
June solstice05:1220:0220:48
September equinox06:4518:1818:57
December solstice07:3215:3116:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151726415463686659463523
Precip in2.42.02.43.33.34.54.03.94.04.33.12.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malone, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967320 — The Pinnacle, Franklin County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592661

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