Pinnacle, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72135. It stands on Nowlin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Pinnacle Mtn quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Pinnacle between 1997 and 2019, burning about 684 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 114 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pinnacle: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear Mining Co. | Copper | Unknown | ||
| H. J. White Prospect | Silica | Unknown |
Storms near this place
23 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pinnacle in 23 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 11 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Pinnacle | $200,000 | Flash flooding occurred at a number of locations in Little Rock, North Little Rock, and Sherwood. Some water rescues were necessary. Water flowed into one building at Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock. |
| December 2013 | Flash Flood | Pinnacle | $100,000 | A number of roads in Pulaski County were flooded, including areas north of Little Rock Air Force Base; Sherwood; North Little Rock; and downtown, west, and southwest Little Rock. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinnacle | $15,000 | Large sections of a roof were ripped off from a home on Barrett Road in Western Pulaski County. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Pinnacle | $1,000 | Some streets were flooded in Little Rock. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | Quarter-sized hail fell per a NWS employee near the vicinity of Pinnacle, AR. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinnacle | - | Trees uprooted near the community of Pinnacle via mPING. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinnacle | - | A tree was downed on Chalamont Drive. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Pinnacle | - | Video showed flash flooding near Cantrell Rd. and Chenal Parkway. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinnacle | - | A large electrical transmission tower was blown over, and power lines were blown down as well. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Pinnacle | - | Training thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall which caused flash flooding to occur at the intersection of Chenonceau Boulevard and Aberdeen Drive in West Little Rock. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinnacle | - | Trees were blown down on Arkansas Highway 10 near Lake Maumelle. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinnacle | - | Large pine tree snapped. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinnacle | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Steps | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Northpoint | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Maumelle Station | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Ivesville | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Secluded Hills | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Candlewood | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Hickory Hills | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Pankey | 4.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58388. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













