- Elevation, modelled
- 1,031 m
- Tallest summit within 8.8 miles
- Hawksbill1,232 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Skyline Driveon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6240, -78.3427
Pinnacles picnic ground is a picnic site in Virginia, at a modelled 1,031 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the south-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacle, a peak 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Pinnacles picnic ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | SSW 211° | 1,232 m | 5.5 mi |
| Stony Man | SW 221° | 1,220 m | 2.4 mi |
| Bushytop | SW 226° | 1,142 m | 3.3 mi |
| Nakedtop | SW 217° | 1,138 m | 5.7 mi |
| Spitler Hill | SSW 204° | 1,138 m | 6.3 mi |
| Betty's Rock | SSW 209° | 1,131 m | 4.5 mi |
| Blackrock | SW 219° | 1,116 m | 8.6 mi |
| Little Stony Man | SW 222° | 1,110 m | 2.1 mi |
- On the Skyline DriveNational
- 21.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Jewell Hollow Overlook · 1 mi
- Pinnacles Overlook · 1 mi
- Stony Man Overlook · 1 mi
- Little Stony Man Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Pinnacle: 0.7 mi
- Little Stony Man: 2.1 mi
- Marys Rock: 2.2 mi
- Catlett Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 2.4 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 2.5 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 6.2 mi
- Sperryville Historic District: 6.7 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 7.0 mi
- Eugene Park: 7.3 mi
- Cave Falls: 3.1 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 4.5 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 4.7 mi
- Old School House Museum: 6.9 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 6.9 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 8.1 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 8.1 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 8.1 mi
- Furnace Spring: 2.7 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 5.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 6.0 mi
- Davids Spring: 8.1 mi
- Lewis Spring: 9.1 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 6.9 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 7.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 8.1 mi
- Luray Caverns: 8.1 mi
- The Garden Maze: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 8.3 mi
- Pavilian: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 14.7 mi
- Love: 8.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 18.5 mi
- Cootie Bug: 18.6 mi
- LOVE: 21.4 mi
- Lions Glasses: 21.4 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 7.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 9.2 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 17.6 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 18.1 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 18.4 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 19.3 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 21.3 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 20.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luray 5 E, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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