Peak · California
Pilot Peak
Pilot Peak rises to 1,586 m in California. Mount Bruce stands 2,964 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,586 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.43645, -119.70145
- 22.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 24 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Silver Knob: 1.1 mi
- Miami Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Leaning Pine Hill: 3.6 mi
- Hogan Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Paloni Mountain: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Red Rock Falls: 3.6 mi
- Corlieu Falls: 4.4 mi
- Lower Chilnualna Falls: 8.8 mi
- Angel Falls: 9.9 mi
- Chilnualna Fall: 9.9 mi
Springs: 16
- Cold Spring: 3.3 mi
- Big Spring: 12.1 mi
- Specimen Springs: 12.8 mi
- Barrel Spring: 14.9 mi
- Rogers Spring: 16.2 mi
Parks: 16
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 4.1 mi
- Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park: 4.4 mi
- Oakhurst Community Park: 7.8 mi
- Midpines Park: 13.4 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 14.8 mi
Museums: 15
- Thornberry Museum: 3.4 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 7.5 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 7.7 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 8.1 mi
- California State Mining and Mineral Museum: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Gold Rush BBQ: 4.4 mi
- The Falls Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
- Lakeside Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
- Pine Point Day Use: 12.7 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Ground: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 12
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad: 3.4 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 6.2 mi
- Big Ed: 6.4 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 6.7 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- South Fork Bluffs: 16.6 mi
- The Fissures: 19.8 mi
- Profile Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Rockslides: 20.0 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 9.2 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Whites Cabin: 17.7 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 21.9 mi
- Women's Club Building: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 6.2 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 19.4 mi
- San Joaquin Experimental Range: 22.7 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Agua Fria: 17.8 mi
- Mount Ophir: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Oakhurst Mural: 7.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Arch Rock: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Pilot Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bruce | NE 46° | 2,964 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | NE 43° | 2,956 m | 14.8 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,757 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Raymond | ENE 59° | 2,650 m | 9.8 mi |
| White Chief Mountain | ENE 69° | 2,637 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little Shuteye Peak | ESE 103° | 2,546 m | 13.0 mi |
| Tempo Dome | N 10° | 2,393 m | 15.1 mi |
| Fresno Dome | E 82° | 2,298 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264738 — Pilot Peak, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799097
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 22 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 22 mi
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