Pilot Peak

Pilot Peak: 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 Peak

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 Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.16823, -121.18384. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Peak

• Spenceville Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Yuba · ~13 km · Must-see
• Harry L Englebright Lake Dam · lake · Yuba · ~14 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~15 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~15 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~21 km · Must-see
• Camp Far West Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~23 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Collins Lake · lake · Yuba · ~28 km · Must-see
• Auburn District Regional Park · church · Placer · ~31 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~31 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wheatland Baptist Church · church · Yuba · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls Lake Clementine · waterfall · Placer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Olivehurst Community park · church · Yuba · ~40 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Peak

• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~53 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~69 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~94 km · Must-see

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