Pinnacle

Pinnacle: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Pinnacle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.87672, -85.99276. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pinnacle

• Jackson-Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Starve Hollow State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~35 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chaos I · attraction · Bartholomew · ~46 km · Must-see
• Friendship Way · attraction · Bartholomew · ~46 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~46 km · Must-see
• Large Arch · attraction · Bartholomew · ~46 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~47 km · Must-see
• Clark State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Selmier State Forest · sanctuary · Jennings · ~47 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~50 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~50 km · Must-see
• Spring Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pinnacle

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pinnacle

• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~47 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~93 km · Must-see
• Wewe Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~125 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lookout Archeological District · viewpoint · Dearborn · ~133 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~137 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~137 km · Must-see
• Potato Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~20 km

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