Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 2,171 m in Idaho. North Pole stands 2,683 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Baldy, a peak 2.5 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q49061299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,171 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Baldy: 2.5 mi
- Silver Dome: 3.1 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 3.6 mi
- China Point: 4.0 mi
- Reed Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 17.1 mi
- Stites City Park: 18.2 mi
- Fish Creek Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Lions Club Park: 19.4 mi
- Huddleson Bluff: 8.5 mi
- West Fork Point: 10.2 mi
- Hot Point: 14.5 mi
- Dizzy Head: 17.5 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Freds Spring: 10.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 20.9 mi
- Pig Foot Spring: 21.1 mi
- Peter Ready Spring: 22.8 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Cotter Bar: 15.2 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Mount Idaho: 18.0 mi
- Selway Falls: 21.8 mi
- Button Beach: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | S 176° | 2,683 m | 17.9 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | S 179° | 2,539 m | 19.7 mi |
| Baking Powder Mountain | S 190° | 2,310 m | 15.0 mi |
| Twentymile Butte | S 188° | 2,212 m | 13.5 mi |
| Tenmile Hill | S 181° | 2,209 m | 14.6 mi |
| Moose Butte | SE 145° | 2,168 m | 18.8 mi |
| Nipple Mountain | SSE 160° | 2,160 m | 14.0 mi |
| Anderson Butte | E 94° | 2,085 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:51 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:11 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657954
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