Pilot Peak
Pilot Peak rises to 1,826 m in California. El Capitan stands 2,307 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Peak Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain of Stanislaus National Forest, in California.
Wikidata Q27669997, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,826 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 7 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Grizzly Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Big Grizzly Mountain: 3.8 mi
- McCauley Hill: 3.8 mi
- Sawmill Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Frank Harris Point: 5.0 mi
- Carlon Falls: 5.8 mi
- Diana Falls: 6.1 mi
- Little Nellie Falls: 8.8 mi
- Preston Falls: 8.9 mi
- Foresta Falls: 10.7 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 0.6 mi
- Walton Cabin Spring: 11.8 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.3 mi
- Rackerby Jack Spring: 13.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 13.3 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 9.3 mi
- El Portal Park: 10.2 mi
- Red Cloud: 10.7 mi
- Coulterville Main Street Historic District: 14.7 mi
- Coulterville Park: 14.7 mi
- Interpretive Center: 9.4 mi
- Nature Museum: 9.4 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 10.2 mi
- The Northern Mariposa Country History Center: 14.7 mi
- Groveland Museum: 16.7 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 8.5 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Remote Camp: 11.9 mi
- Summit Meadow: 16.6 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 13.8 mi
- Rockslides: 15.2 mi
- Profile Cliff: 18.5 mi
- The Fissures: 18.5 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Merced Grove: 5.3 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 7.1 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 10.2 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 10.2 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 15.0 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 11.8 mi
- Fremont’s Fort: 15.9 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 17.9 mi
- World Heritage Site: 19.0 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Cat Town: 11.7 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 17.2 mi
- Mount Ophir: 18.5 mi
- Agua Fria: 19.7 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 15.1 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 15.7 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 15.8 mi
- Dedication Garden: 11.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Pilot Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Capitan | E 97° | 2,307 m | 16.4 mi |
| Dewey Point | ESE 104° | 2,236 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 51° | 2,208 m | 10.2 mi |
| Crocker Point | ESE 105° | 2,165 m | 15.6 mi |
| Devils Dance Floor | E 98° | 2,078 m | 11.0 mi |
| K-P Pinnacle | E 96° | 2,053 m | 16.3 mi |
| Old Inspiration Point | ESE 106° | 2,024 m | 14.8 mi |
| Middle Cathedral Rock | E 101° | 1,990 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358772694
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 20 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 21 mi
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