Pinnacle (disambiguation)
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A pinnacle
is an architectural feature. It can also refer to:
Pinnacle
A pinnacle is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire...
is an architectural feature. It can also refer to:
Architecture
- Bishopsgate TowerBishopsgate TowerThe Pinnacle, also known as The Bishopsgate Tower and The Helter-Skelter, is a , 63-storey skyscraper under construction in the centre of London's main financial district, the City of London. It is one of four major towers under construction in London, others being Shard London Bridge, 122...
(also known as "The Pinnacle"), a skyscraper in London, England, United Kingdom - The Pinnacle@Duxton, a residential complex in Singapore
- The Pinnacle at Symphony PlaceThe Pinnacle at Symphony PlaceThe Pinnacle at Symphony Place is a 29 story, office and retail skyscraper located in Nashville, Tennessee, in the city's SoBro district. Located adjacent to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the building officially opened on February 10, 2010...
, a building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States - The Pinnacle (Chicago, Illinois), a building in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- The Pinnacle, Hong Kong, a housing estate in Tseung Kwan, Hong Kong SAR, China
Businesses or products
- Pinnacle AirlinesPinnacle AirlinesPinnacle Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline, which is a subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp., and operates as Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines...
, an American regional airline - Pinnacle ArmorPinnacle ArmorPinnacle Armor is a United States-based armor manufacturing company. While they are best known for their Dragon Skin body armor, they also produce reinforced materials for use on vehicles and buildings. Pinnacle armor only sells body armor to military, law enforcement, government agencies, and...
, a United States-based armor manufacturing company - Pinnacle Books, a publisher of mass-market paperback books, best known as the original producer of The Executioner series
- Pinnacle BrandsPinnacle BrandsPinnacle Brands was a trading card company from 1988 to 1998. With its first baseball card set called Score, it changed the baseball card industry from the "Big Three" that had been in place for seven years prior...
, a former maker of trading cards - Pinnacle EntertainmentPinnacle EntertainmentPinnacle Entertainment Inc. is a gaming and hospitality company based in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada that was created in 1938. It owns and operates casinos in the United States and Argentina.- Company names over time :...
, a gaming and hospitality company - Pinnacle Entertainment Group, a publisher of role-playing games and wargames
- Pinnacle Entertainment (UK), a former entertainment group known as the largest British independent record label distributor
- Pinnacle FoodsPinnacle FoodsPinnacle Foods Group LLC is a leading packaged foods company headquartered in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, owned by The Blackstone Group. Pinnacle Foods is a key player in the shelf stable and frozen food categories and their products can be found in more than 85% of American households.The company...
, a packaged foods company headquartered in Mountain Lakes, Morris County, New Jersey, United States - Pinnacle Golf
- Pinnacle SportsPinnacle SportsPinnacle Sports is an online gaming website that was founded in 1998 and is operated by Pinnacle Sports Worldwide. Since its inception, Pinnacle Sports has become one of the world’s largest, fully licensed, online sportsbooks. Presently, the company has customers in over 100 countries and is...
, an online gaming website - Pinnacle StudioPinnacle StudioPinnacle Studio is a non-linear video editing software application manufactured by Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid Technology. It is the consumer-level counterpart to Pinnacle's former professional-level software, Liquid Edition . It also inherits from VOB Computersysteme's Instant CD/DVD...
, a video editing application - Pinnacle Systems, Inc., a digital video producer and distributor.
Landforms
- Pinnacle Rock (Connecticut)Pinnacle Rock (Connecticut)Pinnacle Rock, , is a traprock mountain peak located 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...
a mountain summit in Connecticut, United States - Pinnacle PeakPinnacle PeakPinnacle Peak may refer to:* Pinnacle Peak , a mountain located in Scottsdale, Arizona* Pinnacle Peak , a mountain located in Jammu and Kashmir, India* Pinnacle Peak in Powell County, Montana...
, any of several summits - The Inaccessible PinnacleInaccessible PinnacleSgurr Dearg is a mountain in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is topped by the Inaccessible Pinnacle , a fin of rock measuring 150 feet along its longest edge...
, a mountain on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom - The Pinnacle (Pennsylvania)The Pinnacle (Pennsylvania)The Pinnacle is local high point on the Blue Mountain ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. Due to its location on the Appalachian Trail, and its reputation as one of the best views in Pennsylvania, the Pinnacle is heavily used by hikers....
, a peak in Pennsylvania, United States - The Pinnacle, a lookout in the Grampians National ParkGrampians National ParkThe Grampians National Park is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 235 kilometres west of Melbourne. The Park was listed on the Australian National Heritage List on 15 December 2006 for its outstanding natural beauty and being one of the richest indigenous rock art sites in south-eastern...
in Victoria, Australia - The Pinnacle, a spur peak of Honwee MountainHonwee MountainHonwee Mountain, east summit and west summit , is a prominent mountain in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest. The east summit is traversed by the Honwee Circuit multi-use trail. The west summit is crossed by the Taconic Crest...
, Massachusetts, United States - The Pinnacle, a subordinate summit of Higby MountainHigby MountainHigby Mountain or Mount Higby , is a traprock mountain ridge located east of Meriden, Connecticut. 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...
, Connecticut, United States - The Pinnacle, a subordinate summit of Talcott MountainTalcott MountainTalcott Montain of central Connecticut, with a high point of , is a long trap rock mountain ridge located west of the city of Hartford. The ridge, a prominent landscape feature, forms a continuous line of exposed western cliffs visible across the Farmington River valley from Farmington to Simsbury...
, Connecticut, United States - The Pinnacle, Battle of OkinawaThe Pinnacle, Battle of OkinawaThe Pinnacle was the name given to a 30 foot spire, atop a 450 foot ridge of coral approximately 1,000 yards southwest of Arakachi, Okinawa. Heavily fortified by the Japanese 62d Division, this outpost to Japan's main defenses at Shuri held up the U.S...
, the name given to a 30 foot spire approximately 1,000 yards southwest of Arakachi, Okinawa, Japan - The Pinnacle Mpumalanga, near God's Window, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- The Pinnacles Desert, in Nambung National Park, Western Australia
- The Putangirua PinnaclesPutangirua PinnaclesThe Putangirua Pinnacles -also known colloquially simply as The Pinnacles- as a geological formation are one of New Zealand's best examples of "badlands erosion" and consist of a large number of earth pillars or Hoodoos located at the head of a valley in the Aorangi Ranges...
, in Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand - The Three Pinnacles, on Mount EverestMount EverestMount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
, China/Nepal
Music
- Pinnacle EntertainmentPinnacle EntertainmentPinnacle Entertainment Inc. is a gaming and hospitality company based in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada that was created in 1938. It owns and operates casinos in the United States and Argentina.- Company names over time :...
, a defunct British indie distributor - Pinnacles, a 1983 album by Edgar FroeseEdgar FroeseEdgar Wilmar Froese is a German artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group, Tangerine Dream. Although his solo and group recordings prior to 2003 name him as "Edgar Froese", his solo albums from 2003 onward bear the artist name "Edgar W. Froese".Froese...
- "The Pinnacle", a song by Kansas, on their 1975 album Masque
Places
- Pinnacle, Arkansas, in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
- Pinnacle (Jamaica), a town in Jamaica, founded by Rastafari movement founder Leonard HowellLeonard HowellLeonard Percival Howell , known as The Gong or G.G. Maragh , was a Jamaican religious figure. According to his biographer Hélène Lee, Howell was born in an Anglican family...
- Pinnacle, Kentucky, in Lee CountyLee County, KentuckyLee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 7,916. Its county seat is Beattyville. It is a prohibition or dry county.-History:...
, Kentucky, United States - Pinnacle, Montana, in Flathead CountyFlathead County, Montana-National protected areas:* Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail * Flathead National Forest * Glacier National Park * Kootenai National Forest * Lolo National Forest * Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...
, Montana, United States - Pinnacle, North CarolinaPinnacle, North CarolinaPinnacle is an unincorporated community in southwestern Stokes County, North Carolina, United States, approximately five miles SSE of the town of Pilot Mountain, near Pilot Mountain State Park.-History:...
, in North Carolina, United States - Pinnacle Rock State ParkPinnacle Rock State ParkPinnacle Rock State Park is a day use facility in Mercer County, West Virginia. The park surrounds Pinnacle Rock, a sandstone formation that rises to 3,100-ft elevation.-Features:* Pinnacle Rock* Jimmy Lewis Lake...
, in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States - Pinnacles, Queensland, a suburb of TownsvilleTownsville, QueenslandTownsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. Adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef, it is in the dry tropics region of Queensland. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a 2006 census...
, Queensland, Australia - Pinnacle, Tennessee, in Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States
- Pinnacle, Tennessee, in Sevier CountySevier County, TennesseeSevier County is a county of the state of Tennessee, United States. Its population was 71,170 at the 2000 United States Census. It is included in the Sevierville, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area. The...
, Tennessee, United States
Protected areas
- Pinnacles National MonumentPinnacles National MonumentPinnacles National Monument is a protected mountainous area located east of central California's Salinas Valley, just miles from the town of Soledad...
, in California, United States - Pinnacle State Park and Golf CoursePinnacle State Park and Golf CoursePinnacle State Park and Golf Course is located in Steuben County, New York in the USA. The park is southwest of Corning, New York in the Town of Addison, east of Village of Addison.-List of facilities and programs:...
in New York, United States
Miscellaneous
- A reporting flagword in the United States military nuclear incident terminologyUnited States military nuclear incident terminologyThe United States Armed Forces uses a number of terms to define the magnitude and extent of nuclear incidents.-Origin:United States Department of Defense directive 5230.16, Nuclear Accident and Incident Public Affairs Guidance, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual 3150.03B Joint Reporting...
- Pinnacle (news program)Pinnacle (news program)-History:Founded by Tom Cassidy in 1982, the show focused on interviews with business leaders. The show became one of CNN's most prominent business programs. Cassidy hosted the show but was diagnosed with AIDS in 1987. Eventually, he had to step down and he died 1991 at age 41...
, a weekend news program that aired weekly on CNN - The Pinnacle, a newspaper in HollisterHollister, CaliforniaHollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County, California, United States. The population was 34,928 at the 2010 census. Hollister is primarily an agricultural town.-History:...
, California, United States