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Pilot Rock

Pilot Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Rock rises to 556 m in Oregon. Table Mountain stands 1,519 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Porter Hill, a peak 6.0 miles away. Blue Mountain passes 24 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
556 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.47902, -118.84137

58 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • McKay School Park: 11.6 mi
  • Rice-Blakey Park: 11.9 mi
  • Pendleton Community Park: 12.0 mi
  • Sherwood Park: 12.5 mi
  • May Park: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Porter Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Table Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Table Mountain: 11.9 mi
  • Pinchot Peak: 12.2 mi
  • Cabbage Hill: 12.3 mi
Museums: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Viewpoint, I-84 Eastbound: 11.9 mi
  • Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 18.2 mi
  • Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Statue of Madame Stella Darby: 13.5 mi
  • Til Taylor: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Springs Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Oregon Trail Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pendleton Underground Tour: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table MountainS 177°1,519 m11.9 mi
Carney ButteSSW 201°1,467 m14.6 mi
Bally MountainSE 135°1,436 m18.4 mi
Owens ButteS 173°1,397 m20.0 mi
Battle MountainSSW 207°1,375 m18.2 mi
Storm MountainESE 110°1,355 m12.4 mi
Butcher PointE 93°1,280 m24.9 mi
Emigrant HillENE 61°1,165 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:0720:0320:48
September equinox06:4318:1618:55
December solstice07:3315:2616:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363844505764727163524135
Precip in1.41.21.81.62.11.60.30.40.61.11.51.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pilot Rock 1 SE, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357327666

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