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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[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
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
Notes
- "Pilot Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- "Pilot Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- 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.
- 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
- Video of the first ascent: YouTube
- Weather forecast: Pilot Peak
- Pilot Peak rock climbing: Mountainproject.com
На других языках
[de] Pilot Peak (Wyoming)
Der Pilot Peak ist ein prominenter Berg im Shoshone National Forest im Nordwesten des US-Bundesstaates Wyoming. Er hat eine Höhe von 3566 m und ist Teil der nördlichen Absaroka Range in den Rocky Mountains.[1] Aufgrund seiner auffälligen Form ist er von weitem sichtbar. Die Erstbesteigung erfolgte am 12. August 1932 durch Hollis Mees und Robert McKenzie.[2] Auch heute gilt der Berg als extrem schwierig zu besteigen.[3]- [en] Pilot Peak (Wyoming)
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