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The Pinnacle

The Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

The Pinnacle rises to 550 m in Vermont. Signal Mountain stands 1,013 m to the east, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is East Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington County, Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
550 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.21201, -72.43844

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
  • Currier Park: 3.1 mi
  • Mathewson Playground: 3.2 mi
  • Vermont City Park: 3.3 mi
  • barre dog park: 3.5 mi
  • Native Park: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Cliffs: 26
  • Marshfield Ledges: 10.1 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 17.4 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 17.5 mi
  • Lasso Ledge: 17.9 mi
  • Sawyers Ledge: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 23
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 12
Waterfalls: 8
  • Moss Glen Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Cheever Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Waits River Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Warren Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Upper Old City Falls: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 5
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shady Rill Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Accès rivière: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of The Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainE 94°1,013 m5.6 mi
Butterfield MountainESE 112°952 m5.2 mi
Burnt MountainE 97°945 m5.0 mi
Knox MountainSE 128°934 m5.2 mi
Spruce MountainENE 69°902 m4.4 mi
Little Spruce MountainENE 66°758 m7.3 mi
Paine MountainWSW 244°726 m10.0 mi
Michigan HillSSE 166°719 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0719:5320:38
September equinox06:3818:1118:49
December solstice07:2315:2716:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626395261676557443321
Precip in2.72.42.63.23.64.64.73.43.54.32.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1459891 — The Pinnacle, Washington County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356554660

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