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Pilot Mountain

Pilot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Mountain rises to 1,234 m in North Carolina. Black Rock Mountain stands 1,503 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Betsy Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31635132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1234 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.21204, -83.13709

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • 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
Peaks
Parks
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 1.7 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
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 14
  • 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
Museums: 14
Artworks: 9
  • Ear: 6.8 mi
  • Chalice: 7.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 7.3 mi
  • Wi: 7.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 20.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainSW 219°1,503 m5.9 mi
Little Hogback MountainSW 231°1,502 m5.9 mi
Old Rocky MountainWSW 257°1,462 m5.2 mi
Wolf KnobW 267°1,457 m4.5 mi
Buck KnobW 261°1,418 m3.8 mi
Rough MountainSW 230°1,417 m4.6 mi
Bear MountainSE 136°1,406 m4.5 mi
Big MountainSW 229°1,405 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 7 mi away.

Sources

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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