Pilot Knob (Imperial County, California)
| Pilot Knob | |
|---|---|
(at center-left) The Cargo Muchacho Mountains surrounded by alluvial fans. The small outlier "small mountain peak", due-south, is Pilot Knob. (The line appearing adjacent, is the All American Canal to the El Centro agriculture region.) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) NAVD 88 |
| Coordinates | 32°43′54″N 114°45′00″W / 32.731601906°N 114.7499458°W |
| Geography | |
| Topo map | USGS Yuma West |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic plug |
Pilot Knob (also, Avie Quah-la-Altwa, Ha-bee-co-la-la, and San Pablo) is a peak in Imperial County, California. Pilot Knob is located 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Ogilby, It rises to an elevation of 876 feet (267 m). Pilot Knob is a rocky landform, geologically a Volcanic plug, west of Yuma, Arizona–Winterhaven, California; it is connected to the Cargo Muchacho Mountains, the central portion of the mountains being about 7 miles (11 km) north. Pilot Knob was named for its prominence as a landmark for riverboat traffic in the 19th-20th centuries on the Colorado River which borders Winterhaven–Yuma. Pilot Knob is an Area of Critical Environmental Concern administered by the Bureau of Land Management.