Pilot Mountain
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Pilot Mountain rises to 735 m in North Carolina. Fisher Peak stands 1,088 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Amphitheater, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
Pilot Mountain, a monadnock rising to a peak 2,421 feet (738 m) above sea level, is one of the most distinctive natural features in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7194441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 735 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 25 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Stony Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Sauratown Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Ruben Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Cooks Wall Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Pinnacle Lions Park: 2.0 mi
- Shoals Park: 3.1 mi
- Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Civic and Recreation Center: 3.9 mi
- Pilot Mountain Recreation Facility: 4.1 mi
- Pilot Mountain State Park: 6.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 7.7 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 8.2 mi
- CCC Ruins: 12.0 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 12.0 mi
- Surry County Historical Farm Museum: 5.0 mi
- Horne Creek Historic Farm: 5.1 mi
- Hauser Farmhouse: 5.2 mi
- Rural Hall Depot Caboose: 12.0 mi
- Rural Hall Train Depot: 12.0 mi
- Rider Falls: 6.9 mi
- Torys Falls: 10.6 mi
- Tise falls: 12.0 mi
- Upper Casscades: 12.0 mi
- Lower Cascades: 12.6 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 9.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 11.4 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 12.9 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 14.0 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 14.8 mi
- Ararat River Access: 5.1 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 9.2 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 18.7 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 0.6 mi
- Three Bears: 0.6 mi
- Cooks Wall: 10.7 mi
- Moores Wall: 11.2 mi
- Indian Face: 11.6 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 1.4 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 21.8 mi
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 21.9 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 23.5 mi
- Balancing Act: 21.0 mi
- George Henry Black: 21.3 mi
- Coffee Pot: 21.5 mi
- Twin Arches: 22.3 mi
- Transitional Peace: 22.5 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 5.8 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Westbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Eastbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 11.2 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Pilot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Peak | NW 308° | 1,088 m | 24.6 mi |
| Horse Knob | NW 310° | 1,047 m | 24.8 mi |
| Elk Spur | NNW 332° | 960 m | 24.1 mi |
| Groundhog Mountain | N 352° | 924 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf | NW 321° | 918 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sams Knob | NW 313° | 911 m | 24.5 mi |
| Harris Mountain | NNW 329° | 891 m | 24.6 mi |
| Rock Mountain | NNE 16° | 883 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rural Hall, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 992215 — Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357782009
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 13 mi
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