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The Pinnacles

The Pinnacles, a peak in Idaho
The Pinnacles, a peak in IdahoNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

The Pinnacles rises to 2,826 m in Idaho. Red Peak Benchmark stands 2,917 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 67 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082849, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2826.41 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.03034, -115.34562
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 5
  • Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Rainbow Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Soldier Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Quartz Spring: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Mile 15 Hot Spring: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of The Pinnacles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Peak BenchmarkSSE 149°2,917.24 m13.1 mi
Red PeakSSE 147°2,885.85 m14.0 mi
Rainbow PeakSE 129°2,842.26 m7.4 mi
Red RidgeSE 136°2,840.74 m13.6 mi
Center MountainNE 51°2,835 m7.7 mi
Murphy PeakSSE 154°2,816.35 m10.7 mi
Greeley MountainNW 313°2,812 m7.3 mi
Battleaxe MountainSE 144°2,804 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5519:4720:33
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1815:1416:03

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425058666657453324
Precip in2.72.02.72.11.82.10.90.71.32.12.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659222

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