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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
1,305 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96986, -122.54225

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
Historic sites: 9
Springs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Clay St Community Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Pollenator Garden: 25.0 mi
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 16.6 miles of Little Pilot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandNW2,296 m11.8 mi
Wagner ButteNW2,211 m15.7 mi
McDonald PeakNW2,203 m13.4 mi
Siskiyou PeakWNW2,178 m13.1 mi
Big Red MountainWNW2,149 m16.4 mi
Split RockNW2,109 m13.9 mi
Cottonwood PeakSW2,014 m7.8 mi
Sterling MountainW2,012 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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