Big Pinnacle

Big Pinnacle: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Pinnacle

Season: October to February.

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 Big Pinnacle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.63004, -81.50958. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pinnacle

• Grayson Highlands State Park · sanctuary · Grayson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lewis Fork Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~6 km · Must-see
• Little Wilson Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Grayson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Grayson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Feather Camp Lookout Tower · sanctuary · Washington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Worth's Chapel · church · Grayson · ~26 km · Must-see
• New River State Park · sanctuary · Ashe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~30 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little Dry Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Wythe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mulatto Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Elk Knob State Park · sanctuary · Watauga · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pinnacle

Other other attractions near Big Pinnacle

• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Linville Caverns · attraction · McDowell · ~110 km · Must-see
• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~128 km · Must-see
• Big Spring · attraction · Smyth · ~42 km
• Brinegar Cabin · attraction · Wilkes · ~50 km
• Sharon Springs · attraction · Bland · ~64 km
• Hebron Colony Falls · attraction · Watauga · ~71 km
• Blue Ridge Music Center · attraction · Grayson · ~74 km
• Concord University · attraction · Mercer · ~124 km
• Listening Rock · attraction · Grayson · ~2 km

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