Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve

[2] A 730-foot (220 m) outcrop,[1] known as Pilot Knob, is believed to be the place where legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone and his companion John Finley first looked out over the area in 1769.

The Blackjack oak and Virginia pine trees towards the top of the summit are stunted in growth after adapting to being exposed to harsher conditions such as elevated sunlight and winds.

[5] It is believed that on June 7, 1769, Daniel Boone and John Finley first looked out across what is now the Bluegrass region from the summit of Pilot Knob before setting up camp and preparing to explore the surrounding area.

He writes that Daniel Boone says about his experience at Pilot Knob, "I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge...beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below.

[2] Camping, rock climbing, mountain biking and bringing pets are not permitted so as to not disturb the nature preserve.