Summary
Pilot Peak, elevation 11,699 feet (3,566 m), is a prominent mountain peak in the Absaroka Range in Park County, Wyoming. The peak is visible from US Route 212, the Beartooth Highway just east of the Northeast Entrance Station to Yellowstone National Park. Index Peak rises just north of Pilot Peak.
| Pilot Peak | |
|---|---|
 Pilot Peak (left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,699 ft (3,566 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,499 ft (762 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 10.69 mi (17.20 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°58′36″N 109°52′56″W / 44.97667°N 109.88222°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Pilot Peak Location in Wyoming  Pilot Peak Pilot Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | North Absaroka Wilderness Park County, Wyoming |
| Parent range | Absaroka Range |
| Topo map | USGS Pilot Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 12, 1932[3] |
| Easiest route | class 5.6 climbing[4] |
Pilot Peak is composed of crumbly rock and rarely climbed. Its first documented ascent was in 1932 by Robert McKenzie and Hollis Mees.
Pilot Peak's name first appeared on an 1873 map, and was officially adopted in 1937 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[5]
Climate edit
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Pilot Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River.
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c "Pilot Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "Pilot Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Orrin H. Bonney, Lorraine G. Bonney, 1965, Guide to the Wyoming Mountains and Wilderness Areas, Sage Books, page 255.
- ^ "Pilot Peak - 11,699' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "Pilot Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links edit
- Video of the first ascent: YouTube
- Weather forecast: Pilot Peak
- Pilot Peak rock climbing: Mountainproject.com