Pilot Range

This article is about the mountain range in Utah and Nevada. For the Pilot Range in the Northeast U.S., see Pilot Range (New Hampshire).
Pilot Range
Aerial view of Pilot Range
Highest point
PeakPilot Peak
Elevation10,716 ft (3,266 m)
Coordinates41°01′16″N 114°04′39″W / 41.021123°N 114.077392°W / 41.021123; -114.077392
Dimensions
Length30 mi (48 km) SSW to NNE
Width4 mi (6.4 km)(variable)
Area80 sq mi (210 km2)[1]
Geography
Pilot Range is located in Nevada
Pilot Range
CountryUnited States
StatesUtah and Nevada
PeaksCopper Mountain, Bald Eagle Mountain and Rhyolite Butte
Borders oneast: Pilot Valley Playa
west: Pilot Creek Valley

The Pilot Range[2] is a mountain range straddling the border of Box Elder County, Utah and Elko County, Nevada, United States. Lying 50 miles west of the Great Salt Lake, the range forms part of the north-west border of the Great Salt Lake Desert. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 10,716 feet at the summit of Pilot Peak. Most of the range is public Bureau of Land Management land and thus has no access restrictions. Its principal uses are mining, livestock grazing, and seasonal elk and deer hunting.

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  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilot Range