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The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy was established in 1991. The highest peak in the McDowells is East End, at 4,069 feet (1,240 m). This mountain range also serves as a sacred marker to the Yavapai people. The boundaries of the range are generally defined by Saddleback Mountain in the South and Granite Mountain as the Northern boundary.
The resort was also used by the United States military as a rehabilitation center from 1943–1944 to treat injured veterans of World War II. Future president John F. Kennedy spent 3 months at the resort during this time period to recover from his wounds. The resort continued to be popular until it was heavily damaged in a fire in 1976. [3]
Pinnacle Peak and its surrounding area became a part of the Arizona State Trust Land. In the 1980s, the area was annexed into Scottsdale and was established as a 185-acre (75 ha) park. In 1994, 35 acres (14 ha) were sold to a housing developer in exchange for the funding and construction of the park's main trail. [ 7 ]
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Granite Gorge is a small downhill ski resort in southwest New Hampshire, United States. It is located on Pinnacle Mountain in the town of Roxbury, 5 miles (8 km) east of downtown Keene on New Hampshire Route 9. [1] The resort is the reincarnation of the former Pinnacle Peak Ski Area, which operated from 1959 to 1977. [2] The current resort ...
Pinnacle Peak (Montana), a mountain in Powell County Pinnacle Peak (King County, Washington) , in the Cascade Range Pinnacle Peak (Lewis County, Washington) , in Mount Rainier National Park
Ragged Mountain is a ski resort located on the northern side of Ragged Mountain in Danbury, New Hampshire, in the United States, with a vertical drop of 1,250 feet (380 m) and spread across 250 acres (100 ha). Offering three terrain parks and many glades, the resort is home to the only six-person chairlift in New Hampshire. [1]
The mountain is officially named Pinnacle Peak [2] on maps, but hardly anyone calls it by that name. [3] The nearest higher peak is Mount Degenhardt , 0.6 mi (0.97 km) to the northeast. [ 1 ] The Chopping Block can be seen from the North Cascades National Park Newhalem visitor center, weather permitting.