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: 37.21453, -83.83520. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Mountain

• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~40 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~47 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~71 km · Must-see
• Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve · park · Harlan · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Bell · ~73 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bethany Chapel · church · Clay · ~4 km
• Greenbriar Presbyterian Church · church · Clay · ~6 km
• Island Creek Church · church · Clay · ~7 km
• Red Bird River Shelter Petroglyphs · fort · Clay · ~11 km
• Lebanon Church · church · Clay · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Mountain

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~76 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~87 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~87 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · Lee · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~95 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~103 km · Must-see
• Wallen Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~107 km · Must-see

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