Pinnacle Rock
Pinnacle Rock, 600 feet, is a traprock mountain peak located 10 miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut, in the towns of Farmington and Plainville. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rattlesnake Mountain and Robertson Field.
Rattlesnake Mountain
Peak
Rattlesnake Mountain is a traprock mountain, 750 feet above sea level, located 9 miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut, in the town of Farmington. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.
Robertson Field
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Robertson Airport, also known as Robertson Field, is a public use airport in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is owned by the town of Plainville and is located two nautical miles north of its central business district. Robertson Field is situated 1½ miles west of Pinnacle Rock.
Hill Stead Museum
Museum
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hill–Stead Museum is a Colonial Revival house and art museum set on a large estate at 35 Mountain Road in Farmington, Connecticut. It is best known for its French Impressionist masterpieces, architecture, and stately grounds. Hill Stead Museum is situated 2½ miles north of Pinnacle Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farmington and Plainville.
Farmington
Photo: Akash Belakawadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region.
Plainville
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Plainville is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 17,525 at the 2020 census. Plainville is situated 2 miles southwest of Pinnacle Rock.
Farmington Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Farmington Historic District encompasses a 275-acre area of the town center of Farmington, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Farmington Historic District is situated 2½ miles north of Pinnacle Rock.
Pinnacle Rock
- Type: Rock
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Plainville, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.69029° or 41° 41′ 25″ northLongitude
-72.83263° or 72° 49′ 58″ westOpen location code
87H9M5R8+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 945293079OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockWikidata ID
Q3388771
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Pinnacle Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pinnacle Rock (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Connecticut)”
- Cebuano: “Pinnacle Rock”
- Dutch: “Pinnacle Rock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيناكل روك”
- French: “Pinnacle Rock”
- Japanese: “ピナクル・ロック”
- Ladin: “Pinnacle Rock”
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