Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain rises to 1,234 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the south-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Betsy Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31635132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,234 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 12.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Spot Knob (MP 427.8) · 13 mi
- Caney Fork Overlook · 13 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 13 mi
- Beartrap Gap Overlook (MP 428.5) · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Betsy Falls: 0.5 mi
- Onion Cliff Falls: 0.9 mi
- Breakbone Falls: 1.2 mi
- Onion Falls: 1.3 mi
- High Falls: 1.4 mi
- Little Pilot Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Shoal Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Prickly Ash Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Raven Knob: 1.5 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 3.6 mi
- East Laporte River Park: 5.9 mi
- Cullowhee Rec Center: 5.9 mi
- Bocce courts: 6.1 mi
- Onion Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 2.5 mi
- River Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Western Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Catamount Statue: 7.3 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 12.3 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 12.4 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 7.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 9.9 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 11.4 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 13.8 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 4.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 6.3 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 10.0 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 13.0 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 19.5 mi
- Ear: 6.8 mi
- Chalice: 7.2 mi
- American Eclipse: 7.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 12.2 mi
- Sylva Mural: 12.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 13.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 21.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 12.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 18.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 24.2 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 16.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.6 mi
- Big Spring: 22.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.6 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 20.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Pilot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,562 m | 6.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | SW 219° | 1,503 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SW 231° | 1,502 m | 5.9 mi |
| Old Rocky Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,462 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wolf Knob | W 267° | 1,457 m | 4.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 261° | 1,418 m | 3.8 mi |
| Rough Mountain | SW 230° | 1,417 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SE 136° | 1,406 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021901 — Pilot Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808606
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