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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 782 m in North Carolina. Mikes Knob stands 1,378 m to the west-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dan Payne Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 1.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q31635082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
782 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.75511, -82.69875

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Walnut Island River Park: 2.8 mi
  • Barnard Park: 6.5 mi
  • Ledges Whitewater Park: 6.7 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 7.8 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 3.0 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 3.0 mi
  • US Constitution: 3.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Reems Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Needles Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Italian Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Shrub Garden: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 17
Museums: 13
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 13.7 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 17.4 mi
  • Overlook Access: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Rest areas: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 20.2 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mikes KnobWSW 256°1,378 m7.3 mi
Doggett KnobWSW 251°1,352 m7.5 mi
Dick KnobW 266°1,345 m7.1 mi
Rich KnobW 275°1,295 m8.0 mi
Starret KnobWNW 282°1,269 m5.3 mi
Grassland MountainW 269°1,266 m6.0 mi
Pinnacle KnobSW 214°1,260 m9.3 mi
Hap MountainWNW 297°1,233 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3816:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808602

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