Pinnacle Rock State Park

Pinnacle Rock State Park
Pinnacle Rock
Map showing the location of Pinnacle Rock State Park
Map showing the location of Pinnacle Rock State Park
Location of Pinnacle Rock State Park in West Virginia
LocationMercer, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates37°19′16″N 81°17′32″W / 37.32111°N 81.29222°W / 37.32111; -81.29222
Area374 acres (151 ha)[2]
Elevation2,745 ft (837 m)
Established1938[3]
Named forPinnacle Rock
Governing bodyWest Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Websitewvstateparks.com/park/pinnacle-rock-state-park/

Pinnacle Rock State Park is a 374-acre (151 ha)[2] day use state park in Mercer County, West Virginia. The park surrounds Pinnacle Rock, a sandstone formation that rises above the surrounding terrain.

  1. ^ "Pinnacle Rock State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008 Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks. Charleston, West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. April 1988. ISBN 0-933126-91-3.