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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 680 m in California. Cobb Mountain stands 1,440 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49061292, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
680 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.69824, -122.67471
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Attractions: 35
  • 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
Gardens: 28
  • Rose Garden: 12.2 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
Historic sites: 25
  • Castello di Amorosa: 12.0 mi
  • Cross: 14.5 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
Museums: 18
Nature reserves: 16
Beaches: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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
Springs: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Linda Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 4.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cobb MountainNNW 335°1,440 m8.3 mi
Mount Saint HelenaSE 132°1,319 m3.0 mi
Mount Saint Helena South PeakSE 132°1,220 m4.2 mi
Boggs MountainN 357°1,139 m8.1 mi
Seigler MountainN 351°1,108 m12.3 mi
Pine MountainNW 323°1,091 m2.9 mi
Geyser PeakWNW 297°1,053 m10.3 mi
Goat Roost RockESE 121°984 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4720:0020:40
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2616:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495154576369727270635448
Precip in7.97.15.92.31.40.30.00.00.11.83.87.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calistoga, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772688

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