Pilot Mountain

Pilot Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pilot Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Pilot Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.66319, -79.67836. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Mountain

• North Carolina Zoo · sanctuary · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Richard Petty Museum · museum · Randolph · ~34 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hagan Stone Park · sanctuary · Guilford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Northwest District Park · park · Chatham · ~44 km · Must-see
• Uwharrie National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~45 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe Water Park · park · Guilford · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cedarock Park · park · Alamance · ~53 km · Must-see
• Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era) · fort · Lee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pittsboro Presbyterian Church · church · Chatham · ~57 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~58 km · Must-see
• West Market Street United Methodist Church · church · Guilford · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lebauer Park · park · Guilford · ~59 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Guilford · ~59 km · Must-see
• Greensboro Arboretum · park · Guilford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Morrow Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Stanly · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Mountain

• Terrells Mountain · viewpoint · Chatham · ~64 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~123 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~130 km · Must-see
• Carolina Hill · viewpoint · Chatham · ~38 km
• Observation Deck · viewpoint · Alamance · ~72 km
• Hollow Rock · viewpoint · Orange · ~88 km
• Poplar Ridge · viewpoint · Orange · ~88 km
• Raven Rock · viewpoint · Harnett · ~92 km
• Sandstone Hill · viewpoint · Hoke · ~94 km
• Cedder Mountain · viewpoint · Rockingham · ~110 km

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