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Pilot Mountain

Pilot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Mountain rises to 2,183 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061345, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.46405, -121.37442

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
  • Cascade Springs: 3.6 mi
  • Panther Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Cold Boiling Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Old Boundary Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Domingo Spring: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Devils Kitchen: 3.5 mi
  • Devastated Area: 6.0 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 6.7 mi
  • Hot Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Sulphur Works: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Kings Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 21.0 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • East Shore Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Parks: 4
  • Chester Park: 13.0 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 13.7 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 14.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 4.5 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 13.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Pilot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakWNW 284°3,187 m7.1 mi
Brokeoff MountainW 263°2,814 m9.8 mi
Eagle PeakW 277°2,811 m7.7 mi
Mount DillerW 270°2,750 m9.0 mi
Ski Heil PeakW 275°2,721 m7.8 mi
Mount HelenW 274°2,694 m6.8 mi
Pilot PinnacleW 272°2,672 m8.3 mi
Bumpass MountainW 268°2,664 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2615:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235394855636257463731
Precip in6.55.56.44.32.91.30.30.30.72.74.76.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 12 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264737 — Pilot Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799096

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