Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain rises to 894 m in Virginia. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Craig Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 894 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 13 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 14 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 14 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Craig Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rose Hill: 3.6 mi
- Fishers View Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Kingery Hill: 4.1 mi
- Poorhouse Knob: 4.2 mi
- Town and Country Park: 4.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 4.5 mi
- Riner Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Circle Park: 4.7 mi
- South Franklin Street Historic District: 4.8 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 19.2 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 4.8 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 5.0 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 11.0 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 11.0 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 11.4 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 10.1 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 10.9 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 11.5 mi
- Modern Art: 12.3 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 13.4 mi
- Cracker Point: 14.6 mi
- Calico Rock: 19.9 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Bear Cliff: 21.9 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 22.5 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 5.0 mi
- One Clear View: 10.8 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 16.1 mi
- Keffer Oak: 19.4 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 22.0 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 10.0 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 11.0 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 11.7 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 19.4 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 19.5 mi
- Camp Creek: 10.3 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 10.3 mi
- White Falls: 19.8 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 9.4 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Water Front: 13.3 mi
- Waterfront: 18.4 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Pilot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Mountain | NE 52° | 1,141 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | E 80° | 1,083 m | 19.1 mi |
| Jones Mountain | S 186° | 1,081 m | 18.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | S 177° | 1,080 m | 17.3 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | S 180° | 1,049 m | 18.5 mi |
| Indian Ridge | SSW 205° | 1,037 m | 17.1 mi |
| Macks Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,027 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bullard Knob | WSW 238° | 1,027 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiansburg, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564532
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 27 mi
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