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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 443 m in Arkansas. Buck Knob stands 695 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Mitchel Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mount Magazine Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

The story

mountain in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States

Wikidata Q31566467, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
443 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.72732, -93.72325

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Dragover Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
  • Fulton Branch Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
  • River Bluff Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Mill Creek Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
Springs: 6
  • West Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Chalybeate Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Rock Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Tan-A-Hill Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Abernathy Spring: 22.0 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Caddo Indian Memorial: 19.2 mi
  • Scott County Memorial Hall: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Welcome to Waldron Mural: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck KnobWSW 258°695 m12.7 mi
Mast MountainWSW 244°667 m12.4 mi
Grapevine MountainWSW 237°641 m11.5 mi
Mill Creek MountainW 263°586 m8.8 mi
Brushy Creek MountainWSW 243°544 m8.5 mi
Cedar Cabin MountainW 260°542 m6.5 mi
Rockhouse MountainWSW 244°533 m9.4 mi
Blowout MountainSSW 212°519 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0319:5520:32
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:1916:3017:08

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626977818073625244
Precip in3.84.05.06.25.44.84.23.74.14.45.34.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359009443

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