Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve

Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve is located in Powell County,[1] Kentucky, USA. It is a 1,257.93 acre nature preserve in Eastern Kentucky.[2]

A 730-foot (220 m) outcrop,[1] known as Pilot Knob, is believed to be the place where legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone and his companion John Finley first looked out over the area in 1769.[3][2][4]

It is owned and managed by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves.[2]

  1. ^ a b Weese, Zeb (2009-02-28). "Pilot Knob SNP". Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. Archived from the original on 2004-01-17. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. ^ a b c “Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve Hiking Trails.” Eec.Ky.Gov, eec.ky.gov/Nature-Preserves/Locations/Pages/Pilot-Knob.aspx. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 243. ISBN 0813108659. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  4. ^ “Pilot Knob Brochure.” Eec.Ky.Gov, eec.ky.gov/Nature-Preserves/Brochures/PilotKnobBrochure_color.pdf. Retrieved July 1, 2021.