Pilot Mountain

Description

Wikipedia

Pilot Mountain, a metamorphic quartzite monadnock rising to a peak 2,421 feet (738 m) above sea level, is one of the most distinctive natural features in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains.

Best months

Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averages

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name	Elevation	Bearing	Distance
Black Mountain	441 m	↑NE 43°	3.0 km
Stony Ridge	415 m	↑S 202°	4.9 km

Climbing routes

nearest first

Route	Area	Grade	From summit
Vegomatic	14. Parking Lot	5a	611 m
Chicken Bone	14. Parking Lot	5b	611 m
Pilot Error (chicken bone right)	14. Parking Lot	5b	611 m
Thin to Win	14. Parking Lot	6a+	611 m
Fat Boy 5.11	14. Parking Lot	6c+	611 m
Everyone Is Watching	14. Parking Lot	5a	611 m
Venus Scribner	13. Ground Up aka Big Gully	6a+	647 m
Skull & Bones	13. Ground Up aka Big Gully	5b	647 m
Pontius Pilot	13. Ground Up aka Big Gully	6a+	647 m
True Grits	13. Ground Up aka Big Gully	5c	647 m
Walk the Plank	13. Ground Up aka Big Gully	5b	647 m
Look Before You Leak	13. Ground Up aka Big Gully	5a	647 m
Bet Ya Can't Eat Just One	12. Big Arete	4c	668 m
Man Overboard	12. Big Arete	6b	668 m
Hunger Strike	12. Big Arete	5a	668 m
Smooth Sailing (aka Lloyd Would Have Liked It)	12. Big Arete	6a	668 m
Unknown	12. Big Arete	5b	668 m
Anchors Away	12. Big Arete	7a	668 m
Over Booked	11. Fear of Flying	5a	707 m
737 Max	11. Fear of Flying	5b	707 m
Desk Jockey	11. Fear of Flying	5a	707 m
Novi	11. Fear of Flying	5a	707 m
Aerophobia	11. Fear of Flying	4c	707 m
Steaming Piles (a.k.a. Grunge)	10. Devil in the White House	4c	746 m
Devil in the White House	10. Devil in the White House	6b+	746 m