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Pilot Knob

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Elevation
348 m
Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
Bald Rock Mountain475 m · 14.1 mi
Nearest byway
Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds7.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:01local time
Coordinates
33.6001, -86.6674

Pilot Knob rises to 348 m in Alabama. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sand Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 7.3 miles off.

About

mountain in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States

Wikidata Q31468685, matched on coordinates and name (91 m apart).

The record
Elevation
348 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald Rock MountainE 89°475 m14.1 mi
Signal MountainSSE 160°460 m14.9 mi
Sand MountainSSE 151°447 m14.1 mi
Butler MountainNNE 20°430 m8.8 mi
Foster MountainNNE 21°421 m8.2 mi
Cahaba MountainNE 39°419 m13.0 mi
Saint Clair MountainNNE 33°414 m17.5 mi
Black Oak MountainNNE 19°413 m7.4 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 12
Attractions: 7
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3819:2420:01
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4816:0516:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

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