The maximum PE for a pendulum occurs at maximum displacement from the equilibrium, where equilibrium is the bottom of the arc. This PE is simply mg hmax where hmax is the height at the ends of the motion.
Read the notes in the link to see that PE max = E total = Mg x phimax^2 L
http://h1.ripway.com/DrCherdack/Pendulum%20Energy.doc
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