Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 2,944 m in Wyoming. Younts Peak stands 3,691 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Barbers Point, a peak 2.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States, geonames ID=5835058.
Wikidata Q49061336, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,944 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Togwotee Overlook Interpretive Site · 10 mi
- Snake River Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barbers Point: 2.2 mi
- Sublette Peak: 2.5 mi
- Two Ocean Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Lava Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Pinnacle Buttes: 5.1 mi
- Brooks Lake Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Upper North Fork Falls: 18.7 mi
- Lower North Fork Falls: 18.7 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 22.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 22.6 mi
- Breccia Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- Lincoln Point: 22.8 mi
- Big Springs: 14.5 mi
- Dubois Museum: 23.5 mi
- Salt Barrels Park: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Younts Peak | NNE 26° | 3,691 m | 20.6 mi |
| Thorofare Mountain | NNE 29° | 3,663 m | 21.2 mi |
| The Ramshorn | ENE 76° | 3,625 m | 15.6 mi |
| Raggedtop Mountain | ENE 63° | 3,605 m | 19.0 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | NNE 13° | 3,535 m | 22.6 mi |
| Ramshorn Peak | E 88° | 3,509 m | 16.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Buttes | ENE 62° | 3,504 m | 5.1 mi |
| Union Peak | SE 144° | 3,501 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 20 | 10 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darwin RCH, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506602
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