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: 40.02959, -123.44363. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Peak

• Island Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~11 km · Must-see
• Spyrock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~35 km · Must-see
• Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~37 km · Must-see
• Confusion Hill · park · Mendocino · ~37 km · Must-see
• Benbow Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Humboldt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chandelier Tree · attraction · Mendocino · ~38 km · Must-see
• Richardson Grove State Park · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~38 km · Must-see
• John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ruth Lake · lake · Trinity · ~43 km · Must-see
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Woodman Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~44 km · Must-see
• Angelo Coast Range Reserve · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~47 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sinkyone Wilderness State Park · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~52 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~53 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~55 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Peak

• Island Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~11 km · Must-see
• Spyrock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~35 km · Must-see
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Woodman Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~44 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~55 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dodge Gulch · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~63 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in California

Frequently asked