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Little Pilot Knob

Little Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Little Pilot Knob rises to 428 m in Missouri. Johnson Mountain stands 501 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Litton Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 42 miles off. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Missouri, United States of America

Wikidata Q31606592, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
428 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.98116, -90.97736

152 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Courtois Creek Roadside Park: 9.7 mi
  • Benton Park: 10.7 mi
  • Richter State Wildlife Area: 10.9 mi
  • Thurman Park: 11.5 mi
  • Potosi City Park: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 32
Springs: 25
  • Cold Springs Spring House: 3.0 mi
  • Beecher Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Harmon Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Little Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Gibbs Spring: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 10
  • WWI Memorial Plaque: 3.1 mi
  • Hawkins Homestead: 3.9 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 11.5 mi
  • In Memory of Jay Koen: 11.6 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • LKW Waterfront: 3.3 mi
  • TL Waterfront: 3.5 mi
  • Chapel Hill Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Sunrise Lake Beach: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Pontoon Rides: 3.5 mi
  • Canoehenge: 14.1 mi
  • Meramec Caverns: 19.0 mi
  • Meremec Caverns: 19.0 mi
Museums: 3
  • Space Museum: 23.5 mi
  • Bonne Terre Mine: 23.6 mi
  • Crawford County Historical: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Educational Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Flyleaf: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.4 mi
  • Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Canoe Tower: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson MountainSSE 165°501 m18.2 mi
Bald KnobSE 141°479 m23.5 mi
Pruitt MountainSSE 155°478 m18.4 mi
Logan MountainSSE 152°449 m19.5 mi
Sullivan HillSW 224°410 m19.7 mi
Crooked HillSW 221°410 m24.5 mi
Camels HumpSW 229°406 m22.8 mi
Hedley KnobSW 223°404 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4219:5120:31
September equinox06:5218:2819:03
December solstice07:1716:0716:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567574535
Precip in2.82.74.15.15.34.13.64.03.93.13.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 750790 — Little Pilot Knob, Washington County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358064187

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