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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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
2944 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.71412, -110.04712

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Upper Brooks Lake Trailhead: 3.3 mi
Springs: 1
Museums: 1
Parks: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Younts PeakNNE 26°3,691 m20.6 mi
Thorofare MountainNNE 29°3,663 m21.2 mi
The RamshornENE 76°3,625 m15.6 mi
Raggedtop MountainENE 63°3,605 m19.0 mi
Thunder MountainNNE 13°3,535 m22.6 mi
Ramshorn PeakE 88°3,509 m16.0 mi
Pinnacle ButtesENE 62°3,504 m5.1 mi
Union PeakSE 144°3,501 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:3920:2221:06
September equinox07:0818:4119:19
December solstice07:5215:5916:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101221304048545245342010
Precip in1.11.11.21.41.71.81.21.41.91.51.21.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darwin RCH, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356506602

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