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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 460 m in Missouri. Lead Hill stands 529 m to the northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Douglas County Veterans Memorial, a historic site 4.6 miles away. Glade Top Trail passes 13 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Douglas County, Missouri, United States

Wikidata Q31608358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
460 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.99089, -92.73906

79 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Springs: 16
  • Coon Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Hoffmeister Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Todd Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Callaway Riley Spring: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Historic sites: 10
  • Douglas County Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • Carl Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Chateau Charmant: 11.9 mi
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder Grave: 12.0 mi
  • Rose Wilder's Grave: 12.0 mi
Parks: 9
  • Ava City Park: 4.6 mi
  • South Park: 10.4 mi
  • Town Square: 11.8 mi
  • Seymour State Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi
  • Rippee State Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Laura Ingals Wilder Statue: 11.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Sweden Fork Natural Bridge: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • White Hart Renaissance Fair: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 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
Lead HillNE 36°529 m9.5 mi
Keyger MountainW 271°508 m6.2 mi
Mary Gray HillENE 62°502 m17.3 mi
Pleasant KnobNNE 17°495 m15.4 mi
PinnacleS 187°446 m18.1 mi
Coon Knob HillSE 143°445 m10.5 mi
Timber KnobSE 143°440 m24.6 mi
Pine KnobSE 139°428 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:23
June solstice05:5219:5620:35
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2116:1816:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323545546472777668564436
Precip in3.12.84.35.25.64.54.33.94.13.74.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — AVA 6NW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 724351 — Pilot Knob, Douglas County, Missouri.

OpenStreetMap element node/358039314

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