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Pilot Mountain

Pilot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Mountain rises to 629 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the east, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolin Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31635145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
629 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.60402, -81.83371

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Somey Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 5.6 mi
Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 5.3 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 8.1 mi
  • Simpson Field: 8.3 mi
  • Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 9.0 mi
  • Carbon City Park: 10.3 mi
Museums: 17
  • Marion Train Depot: 11.3 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 12.6 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 12.8 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Historic Carson House: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 10.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 10.7 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 23.4 mi
  • Observation Deck: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 16.2 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 19.6 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Raven Cliff: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Pilot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobE 83°918 m4.5 mi
Hickory KnobE 81°907 m5.5 mi
Propst MountainE 80°905 m4.6 mi
Buzzard RoostE 80°901 m5.1 mi
Walker TopENE 67°886 m7.0 mi
Rainbow MountainE 86°874 m6.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainE 90°870 m7.2 mi
Skull KnobE 89°869 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3416:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 992212 — Pilot Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357782002

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