Pinnacle Rock

Pinnacle Rock: 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 Rock

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.

Visiting Pinnacle Rock: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Pinnacle Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.32142, -81.29151. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pinnacle Rock

• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bible Way Church · church · Mercer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~42 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~42 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mercer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pipestem Falls · waterfall · Summers · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bluestone National Scenic River · sanctuary · Summers · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jordan's Chapel · church · Summers · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Summers · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wyoming · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake · lake · Summers · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pinnacle Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pinnacle Rock

• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~42 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~51 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~71 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~76 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~80 km · Must-see
• Hump Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~82 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~85 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~87 km · Must-see
• Gwinn Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~87 km · Must-see

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