Pilot Knob Conservation Area
Pilot Knob Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. Bradshaw Mountain stands 609 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Sugar Camp Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 20.0 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Knob: 0.7 mi
- Big Joe Bald: 3.4 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Shell Knob: 5.0 mi
- Bread Tray Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Viola Public Use Area: 2.7 mi
- Kings River Public Use Area: 3.1 mi
- Big Indian Public Use Area: 3.4 mi
- Big Indian Public Use Area: 3.4 mi
- Baxter Public Use Area: 3.5 mi
- Gallion Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Gallion Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Stony Point: 5.7 mi
- Evans Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Saunders Museum: 12.2 mi
- Heritage Center Museum: 12.2 mi
- Holy Land Tour: 13.0 mi
- Sacred Arts Museum: 13.0 mi
- Bible Museum: 13.0 mi
- Aviation Cadet World: 10.8 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 14.9 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 14.9 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 15.0 mi
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line: 15.0 mi
- Magnetic Springs: 13.2 mi
- Grotto Spring: 13.5 mi
- Crescent Spring: 13.6 mi
- Congress Spring: 13.6 mi
- Harding Spring: 13.7 mi
- Radical: 9.5 mi
- Gaskins: 12.3 mi
- Hailey: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Valley: 14.7 mi
- Flag: 15.3 mi
- John Baumgardt Memorial Conservation Area: 14.2 mi
- Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery: 14.7 mi
- White River Balds Natural Area: 16.9 mi
- Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area: 17.0 mi
- Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area: 18.4 mi
- Berlin Wall Segment: 12.9 mi
- Christ of the Ozarks: 13.1 mi
- Art Wall: 13.9 mi
- Humpty Dumpty Statue: 13.9 mi
- Civil War Healing: 14.0 mi
- Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Veteran's Grove: 18.4 mi
- The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Road 299 Falls: 20.4 mi
- Tea Kettle Falls: 20.9 mi
- Eagle's Nest Falls: 22.5 mi
- Glory B Falls: 24.9 mi
- Aunts Creek Beach: 10.5 mi
- Don's Island: 13.6 mi
- Moonshine Beach: 14.5 mi
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 17.4 mi
- Lakeside Forest Trails: 18.4 mi
- Pa's Posey Patch: 18.2 mi
- Scripture Garden: 18.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 13.6 mi
- short term/exstended trucker parking bathroom during busness hours: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Pilot Knob Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Mountain | SSE 158° | 609 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lone Tree Mountain | SSE 167° | 607 m | 20.5 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | SSE 167° | 552 m | 15.7 mi |
| Gage Mountain | S 171° | 547 m | 18.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 148° | 547 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pond Mountain | SW 222° | 542 m | 16.6 mi |
| Swain Mountain | SW 214° | 540 m | 20.8 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | S 169° | 539 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galena, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1258899738
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- Branson · 18 mi
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