Pilot Peak (FR 05S012) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Pilot Peak (FR 05S012) in CA
Road corridorSierra NF, Bass Lake Ranger District
6.8 mi from Ahwahnee
Maps 3,206 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 4.5–4.8, 5.1–5.4 and 10.3–11.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 3/1–1/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · counted per Ranger District
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 16.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 14.5 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,100 ft over 16.8 miles through 49 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 26%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Crow Peak stands 3,234 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles north.
- East Fork Chowchilla River runs 0.4 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 52–74°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.