Pilot Butte

Pilot Butte: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Butte

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Pilot Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.21017, -121.11525. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Butte

• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · park · Modoc · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lassen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~11 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~20 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~42 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~60 km · Must-see
• Burney Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~63 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Modoc · ~70 km · Must-see
• Alturas Baptist Church · church · Modoc · ~71 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~72 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~74 km · Must-see
• Roberts Butte · viewpoint · Modoc · ~2 km
• Lookout 164 Dam · lake · Modoc · ~3 km
• Roberts 157-002 Dam · lake · Modoc · ~4 km
• Lower Roberts Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Butte

• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~11 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~20 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~51 km · Must-see
• Burney Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~78 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~78 km · Must-see
• Schonchin Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~85 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~88 km · Must-see
• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~90 km · Must-see
• Fredonyer Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~91 km · Must-see

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