About this place
The Pilot mountain range stands north of West Wendover. It runs south-southwest to north-northeast, with several rugged canyons spurring off the ridgeline.
Pilot Peak is the high point, at 10,716 feet.
This is rugged, remote country.
Motor vehicles may use the marked routes only. Nearly all of those routes need a high clearance four wheel drive.
People camp out here, walk, backpack, ride horses, take photographs, ride off-highway and watch wildlife.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Roads around it
- Nearly every route needs a high clearance four-wheel drive
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
Take Utah SR 30 to Grouse Creek Junction. From there Pilot Mountain Road runs south for 15 miles. Turn west onto Patterson Pass road.
Coordinates 41.19186111, -114.0124722
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What is near here
Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.
- Pilot Peak Directions
- Danger Cave Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Montello, NV Directions
- West Wendover, NV Directions
West Wendover is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Have you been here?
Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026.