Pilot Mountain
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
- 1.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 12.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 21 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 21 mi
- Wiseman's View · 21 mi
- The Loops Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bolin Knob: 1.7 mi
- Whites Knob: 2.1 mi
- Silver Creek Knob: 2.5 mi
- South Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Shoal Mountain: 2.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Something Rotten: 10.9 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 10.9 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 11.0 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 11.0 mi
- Wild Percussion: 11.0 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 12.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 13.9 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 19.0 mi
- 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
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 10.5 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 13.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 23.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 10.4 mi
- Boat beach: 10.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 16.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.4 mi
- Fox Den: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 19.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | E 83° | 918 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hickory Knob | E 81° | 907 m | 5.5 mi |
| Propst Mountain | E 80° | 905 m | 4.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | E 80° | 901 m | 5.1 mi |
| Walker Top | ENE 67° | 886 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | E 86° | 874 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | E 90° | 870 m | 7.2 mi |
| Skull Knob | E 89° | 869 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
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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- Hickory · 30 mi
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