Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 3,732 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the east, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Morrow, a peak 2.1 miles away.
The story
Pilot Knob is a 12,245-foot-elevation (3,732-meter) mountain summit located in Fresno County in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated at the intersection of Piute Canyon and French Canyon, in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by the Sierra National Forest. It is set 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Merriam Peak and three miles north of the Matthes Glaciers. Pilot Knob is the 360th-highest peak in California, and itstopographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 2,800 feet (850 meters) above Hutchinson Meadow in approximately one mile. This mountain was likely named by the USGS during the 1907–09 survey for the Mt. Goddard Quadrangle, and the toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49061284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,732 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Morrow: 2.1 mi
- Sky Point: 2.1 mi
- Merriam Peak: 2.5 mi
- Royce Peak: 3.2 mi
- Wahoo Peak: 3.6 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 11.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 18.8 mi
- Second Falls: 19.2 mi
- Log Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 15.9 mi
- Qualls Camp: 16.8 mi
- China Camp: 17.8 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 19.3 mi
- Cold Springs: 11.4 mi
- Iodone Springs: 14.6 mi
- Reed Pools: 14.7 mi
- Old Pedro: 14.7 mi
- Little Eden: 14.7 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 12.4 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 17.8 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 18.4 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 18.5 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Great Cliffs: 19.9 mi
- Upper Gorge: 20.2 mi
- Windy Cliff: 21.4 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 14.3 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 17.7 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- John Muir Rock: 5.3 mi
- Rock Monster: 13.5 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.7 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 23.3 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 19.8 mi
- American Mule Museum: 21.0 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 24.2 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
- Casa Diablo: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | E 92° | 4,263 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Darwin | SSE 147° | 4,216 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bear Creek Spire | N 355° | 4,186 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Morgan | N 9° | 4,186 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Mendel | SSE 149° | 4,177 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Abbot | N 349° | 4,176 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Gabb | NNW 341° | 4,168 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | NE 51° | 4,145 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799093
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