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Little Pilot

Little Pilot, seen from above at true elevation

Little Pilot rises to 1,305 m in California. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Horn Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1305 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96986, -122.54225

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
Historic sites: 9
Gardens: 6
  • Clay St Community Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 18.7 mi
Springs: 6
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Jack Daniel: 3.9 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 3.9 mi
  • Welcoming Dragon: 15.2 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Little Pilot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandNW 311°2,295.8 m11.8 mi
Wagner ButteNW 311°2,211 m15.7 mi
McDonald PeakNW 306°2,202.5 m13.4 mi
Siskiyou PeakWNW 299°2,178.4 m13.1 mi
Big Red MountainWNW 291°2,149 m16.4 mi
Split RockNW 308°2,109 m13.9 mi
Cottonwood PeakSW 223°2,014.1 m7.8 mi
Sterling MountainW 277°2,012 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:23
June solstice05:3620:0820:50
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3615:5716:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374145505865747467544436
Precip in3.42.32.01.71.40.90.50.20.51.42.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copco #1 DAM, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266923 — Little Pilot, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799892

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