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Pinnacle Mountain
Pinnacle Mountain may refer to: *Pinnacle Mountain State Park *Pinnacle Mountain (Arkansas) *Pinnacle Mountain (South Carolina) Pinnacle Mountain is the tallest mountain contained entirely within the state of South Carolina (the state's highest point, Sassafras Mountain, is partially in North Carolina). It is located within Table Rock State Park in Pickens County, South ... * Pinnacle Mountain (Alberta) * Pinnacle Mountain (Washington) {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
Pinnacle Mountain State Park is a 2,356-acre state park located in Pulaski County, Arkansas just outside of Little Rock. The main attraction is Pinnacle Mountain, an iconic landmark surrounded by the bottomlands of the Big Maumelle and Little Maumelle rivers. History The first people to settle the area referred to Pinnacle Mountain as "Mamelle", the French name for a breast-shaped hill. "Mamelle" eventually became "Maumelle", which is the name used for the Big Maumelle and Little Maumelle rivers, as well as the nearby city of Maumelle. A trip to Pinnacle Mountain was a popular activity in the 1800s. Climbing became even more popular with the construction of the local railroad in the 1890s and common use of the automobile in the 1900s. Quarrying for sandstone and shale within the modern park began in about 1920. The eastern slope of Pinnacle Mountain was a major source of material for the construction of the Lake Maumelle dam in the 1950s. Located immediately northwest of Pinnacl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinnacle Mountain (Arkansas)
Pinnacle Mountain is a 1,011-foot summit and the second highest natural point in Pulaski County, Arkansas; it is also the primary attraction of the 2,356-acre Pinnacle Mountain State Park. Located in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains approximately 13 miles northwest of downtown Little Rock, Pinnacle Mountain is one of the most iconic landforms of the U.S. Interior Highlands. Geography Pinnacle Mountain is located between the Maumelle River to the north and the Little Maumelle River to the south. The Maumelle River empties into the Arkansas River at Maumelle Park approximately 2.8 miles east of Pinnacle Mountain. The Little Maumelle River empties into the Arkansas River at Two Rivers Park approximately 6.6 miles east of Pinnacle Mountain. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names once defined a mountain as any landform greater than 1,000 feet of local relief and a hill as any landform less than 1,000 feet of local relief. Though Pinnacle Mountain is 1,011 feet above mean sea level, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinnacle Mountain (South Carolina)
Pinnacle Mountain is the tallest mountain contained entirely within the state of South Carolina (the state's highest point, Sassafras Mountain, is partially in North Carolina). It is located within Table Rock State Park in Pickens County, South Carolina. The summit of the mountain is accessible by hiking trails, the shortest of which is 4.2 miles one-way and begins at the Table Rock State Park Nature Center. Pinnacle Mountain is typical of the southern Appalachians. It's mainly an eroded mountain of gentler slopes with a summit completely cloaked, principally in poplar, oaks, and other hardwoods. There is some very steep forest terrain on the eastern side of the peak, Bald Rock, where there are some cliffs and slopes. In the late 1990s, some 600 plus prehistoric petroglyphs were discovered at Pinnacle Mountain.http://www.independentmail.com/news/no-headline-0408_vibe_petroglyphs The petroglyphs, believed to be created by the Hopewell culture The Hopewell tradition, also calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinnacle Mountain (Alberta)
Pinnacle Mountain is a mountain summit in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It's part of the Bow Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. The nearest higher peak is Eiffel Peak, to the southwest. Mount Temple is situated immediately northeast of Pinnacle Mountain, with Sentinel Pass as the low point between the two. History The peak was named in 1894 by Walter Wilcox because of large pinnacles on the mountain near Sentinel Pass. Wilcox wrote of the pinnacles in his 1896 book, "Camping in the Canadian Rockies": ''"The limestone strata of this mountain were nearly perfectly horizontal, and had been sculptured by rain and frost into an endless variety of minarets, spires, and pinnacles. These, crowning the summits of ridges and slopes with ever changing angles, as though they represented alternating walls and roofs of some great cathedral, all contributed to give this mountain, with its elegant contours and outlines, the most artistically perfect assemblage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
