Pinnacle Window

Pinnacle Window: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pinnacle Window

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Pinnacle Window — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.59607, -88.41791. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pinnacle Window

• Garden of the Gods Wilderness · sanctuary · Saline · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Canyon · sanctuary · Livingston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bay Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~28 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~32 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sahara Woods State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Saline · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shawnee National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Welborn Village Archeological Site · fort · Union · ~55 km · Must-see
• WMSK-FM (Morganfield) · attraction · Union · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~55 km · Must-see
• River to River Trail · sanctuary · Ballard · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~60 km · Must-see
• Goddard Chapel · church · Williamson · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pinnacle Window

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pinnacle Window

• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jackson Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~132 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Knox · ~140 km · Must-see
• Camel Rock · viewpoint · Saline · ~4 km
• Devil's Smokestack · viewpoint · Saline · ~4 km
• (N37 36.207 W88 23.072 · viewpoint · Saline · ~4 km
• Anvil Rock-ET Rock · viewpoint · Saline · ~4 km
• Big Mushroom Rock · viewpoint · Saline · ~4 km
• Arch of the Gods · viewpoint · Saline · ~4 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Saline · ~6 km

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