Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 680 m in California. Cobb Mountain stands 1,440 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Schoolhouse Point, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States.
Wikidata Q49061292, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 680 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Arch Tworain: 14.7 mi
- Kali: 14.7 mi
- Donut Diorama: 14.8 mi
- Cross on the Hill: 15.4 mi
- Lackawana: 16.9 mi
- Middletown Central Park Association: 4.3 mi
- Middletown Trailside Park: 4.4 mi
- Rabbit Hill and Chaparral Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Middletown Square Park: 4.8 mi
- Hidden Valley Windmill Park: 9.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Point: 1.4 mi
- Goat Roost Rock: 1.9 mi
- Chalk Point: 2.2 mi
- Dog Rock: 2.3 mi
- Flag Peak: 2.5 mi
- Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center: 4.3 mi
- Stevenson Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Silverado Mine: 4.9 mi
- Bear Rock Overlook: 5.4 mi
- Lasky Point: 6.7 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 12.2 mi
- Robbin Food Forest: 13.0 mi
- Native American Garden: 13.1 mi
- Rosary Garden: 14.5 mi
- Angwin Community Farm Plots: 15.2 mi
- Castello di Amorosa: 12.0 mi
- Cross on the Hill: 15.4 mi
- Americas Best Value Inn & Suites - Wine Country: 15.5 mi
- Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Ruins: 15.6 mi
- Round Barn Ruins: 15.6 mi
- Gibson Museum: 4.8 mi
- Sharpsteen Museum: 9.7 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 12.0 mi
- Windsor Museum: 12.5 mi
- Pacific Coast Air Museum: 14.9 mi
- Shiloh Ranch Regional Park: 12.3 mi
- Riddell Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Owls Nest Open Space: 15.9 mi
- Anderson Marsh Natural Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Hood Mountain - McCormick Ranch Addition: 16.9 mi
- Little Beach: 9.9 mi
- Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach: 11.9 mi
- Steelhead Beach: 18.3 mi
- Children's Beach: 18.4 mi
- Mother’s Beach: 18.7 mi
- Lawson Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 17.0 mi
- Provence Picnic: 20.3 mi
- Rhône Picnic: 20.3 mi
- Loire Picnic: 20.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 4.9 mi
- Poison Smith Spring: 15.3 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 18.8 mi
- Hunter Spring: 19.1 mi
- Bear Spring: 19.5 mi
- Ingalls Bluff: 3.5 mi
- White Point: 5.8 mi
- Buckingham Bluffs: 20.9 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 24.3 mi
- Linda Falls: 16.0 mi
- Sonoma Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 4.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,440 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Saint Helena | SE 132° | 1,319 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Saint Helena South Peak | SE 132° | 1,220 m | 4.2 mi |
| Boggs Mountain | N 357° | 1,139 m | 8.1 mi |
| Seigler Mountain | N 351° | 1,108 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 323° | 1,091 m | 2.9 mi |
| Geyser Peak | WNW 297° | 1,053 m | 10.3 mi |
| Goat Roost Rock | ESE 121° | 984 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 7.9 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 7.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calistoga, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358772688
Day trips start here
- Kelseyville · 21 mi
- Lakeport · 27 mi
- Lake County · 29 mi
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