Peak · Kansas

Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 573 m in Kansas. The nearest named place is Stafford Park, a park 5.0 miles away. Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 22 named places lie within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Stafford County, Kansas, United States

Wikidata Q31596117, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 573 m

Getting there

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Coordinates37.88835, -98.60842

11.6 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
157.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

22 named places within 25 miles

Parks16

Stafford Park: 5.0 mi
St John Park: 11.8 mi
Iuka Park: 12.9 mi
Cherry Street Park: 17.7 mi
May Dennis Park: 18.0 mi

Nature reserves2

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge: 20.6 mi
Pratt Sandhills State Wildlife Management Area: 23.0 mi

Museums1

Stafford County Museum: 5.1 mi

Attractions1

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center: 14.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Naron: 16.5 mi

Peaks1

Pilot Knob: 20.5 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Pilot Knob	SW 225°	626 m	20.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:39	19:12	19:47
June solstice	06:13	20:22	21:01
September equinox	07:23	18:58	19:33
December solstice	07:47	16:38	17:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	32	36	46	55	66	76	81	79	71	58	44	34
Precip in	0.8	1.0	2.0	2.5	4.6	4.0	4.0	3.4	1.9	2.2	1.2	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358627271

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