| Pilot Peak | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Pilot_Peak_Nevada_-_Along_Utah_Border_(50419600452).jpg) Aerial view of Pilot Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,720 ft (3,267 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 5,726 ft (1,745 m)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 41°01′16″N 114°04′39″W / 41.021122631°N 114.0773917°W[1] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_U.S.,_Nevada.png)  Pilot Peak Location in Nevada | |
| Location | Elko County, Nevada, U.S. |
| Parent range | Pilot Range |
| Topo map | USGS Pilot Peak |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Class 2 scramble from Miners Canyon[3] |
| Reference no. | 46[4] |
Pilot Peak (Shoshoni: Waahkai) is the highest mountain in the Pilot Range in extreme eastern Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Elko County and the fourth-most prominent peak in Nevada.[5][6] The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.
- ^ a b "Pilot Peak". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Pilot Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ "Pilot Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "Nevada Historical Marker 46". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ^ "Pilot Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.