Pilot Range
The Pilot Range is a mountain range straddling the border of Box Elder County, Utah and Elko County, Nevada, United States. Lying 50 miles west of the Great Salt Lake, the range forms part of the north-west border of the Great Salt Lake Desert. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 10,716 feet at the summit of Pilot Peak. Most of the range is public Bureau of Land Management land and thus has no access restrictions. Its principal uses are mining, livestock grazing, and seasonal elk and deer hunting. Description The Pilot Range begins about north of the community of West Wendover, and continues north-northeastwards for approximately . The abandoned railroad town of Lucin, Utah lies two miles north-east. The range runs SSW to NNE, with various canyons spurring east and west off a prominent ridgeline. It covers an area of about . Elevation varies from a base of feet to ] to 10,716 foot (3,266 m) Pilot Peak. Other significant summits in the range are Copper Mountain, Bald Eagle Mountain, and Rhyolite Butte. To the east of the range lie Pilot Valley Playa and its springs; beyond that the Silver Island Mountains, and the north section of Pilot Creek