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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 340 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south-southeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Natalie Coffin Greene Park, a park 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Marin County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49061289, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
340 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.94851, -122.58882

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Natalie Coffin Greene Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ross Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Ross Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Ross Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Tamalpais Game Refuge: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Rifle Camp: 1.8 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 2.1 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 2.3 mi
  • Bolinas Park: 2.6 mi
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross: 2.1 mi
  • Founders Grove: 3.9 mi
  • Redwood Tree Slice: 3.9 mi
  • Slide House: 4.0 mi
  • Giant Picnic Table: 4.0 mi
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 57
  • Stinson Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Slide Ranch North Beach: 5.1 mi
  • San Quentin Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Bolinas Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Muir Beach: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Dawn Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Midway Falls: 2.8 mi
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 9.1 mi
  • Temple: 11.9 mi
  • Keyhole: 12.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 4.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakSSE 156°784 m1.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW 194°778 m1.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakS 180°744 m1.5 mi
Ballou PointSW 217°612 m3.2 mi
Twin KnollsSW 230°597 m3.0 mi
Big Rock RidgeN 354°575 m7.7 mi
Pine MountainWNW 300°543 m4.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointS 187°527 m2.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5820:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772684

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