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Welcome to Pinnacle ...

Pinnacle is located in Flathead County<1>.

Pinnacle is 3,710 feet [1,131 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pinnacle is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pinnacle lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pinnacle: 406

Communities Also Named Pinnacle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Pinnacle - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinnacle.

Communities near Pinnacle ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pinnacle.

  • Essex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McCarthyville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McCarthyville is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarthyville
  • Martin City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • West Glacier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coram
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hungry Horse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • East Glacier Park Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • East Glacier Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Kiowa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Creek Village
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Creek Village is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pinnacle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinnacle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinnacle. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinnacle.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinnacle. See our Newspapers Page for Pinnacle.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinnacle ...

Looking for more information about Pinnacle? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pinnacle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pinnacle.

Adding Pinnacle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinnacle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pinnacle was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinnacle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Flathead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinnacle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.