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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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
2171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.90546, -115.70819

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 9
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 4
  • Freds Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Indian Springs: 20.9 mi
  • Pig Foot Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Peter Ready Spring: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Cotter Bar: 15.2 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PoleS 176°2,683 m17.9 mi
Buffalo HumpS 179°2,539 m19.7 mi
Baking Powder MountainS 190°2,310 m15.0 mi
Twentymile ButteS 188°2,212 m13.5 mi
Tenmile HillS 181°2,209 m14.6 mi
Moose ButteSE 145°2,168 m18.8 mi
Nipple MountainSSE 160°2,160 m14.0 mi
Anderson ButteE 94°2,085 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:55
June solstice04:5319:5120:38
September equinox06:3118:0318:42
December solstice07:2215:1116:01

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834404855636153433224
Precip in3.42.32.72.93.13.61.21.11.62.63.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657954

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