Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob: 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 Knob

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 Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.33199, -91.79600. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Knob

• Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~40 km · Must-see
• St. James Chapel · church · Phelps · ~51 km · Must-see
• McClung Park · park · Cole · ~52 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Landing State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~54 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Capitol · museum · Cole · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Cole · ~58 km · Must-see
• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~61 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows · church · Montgomery · ~62 km · Must-see
• St. Martin's Church · church · Montgomery · ~62 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kaintuck Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~66 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~74 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cave Bluff · viewpoint · Osage · ~5 km
• River Cave · cave · Osage · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Knob

• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kaintuck Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~66 km · Must-see
• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~83 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~84 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~85 km · Must-see
• Collie Hollow · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~85 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~86 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~88 km · Must-see
• Marys Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~91 km · Must-see

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