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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 457 m in Michigan. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Bancroft Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Marquette County, Michigan, United States

Wikidata Q33143594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
457 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.49438, -87.67736

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Warner Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Morgan Meadows Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Lower Carp Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Morgan Falls: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Marquette Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit MountainSE 144°571 m3.8 mi
Wewe HillsESE 109°493 m8.0 mi
Green HillsS 185°467 m11.2 mi
Ives HillNNW 342°460 m24.1 mi
Ragged HillsE 98°421 m9.6 mi
Kona HillsE 99°416 m8.4 mi
Hogback MountainNE 49°372 m11.7 mi
Mount MarquetteE 84°337 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5519:2420:03
June solstice05:5921:0121:48
September equinox07:3819:1119:50
December solstice08:3216:1617:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141524365061656356433020
Precip in1.61.31.22.43.03.13.92.43.63.62.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ishpeming Wwtp, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 634893 — Pilot Knob, Marquette County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353960832

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