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Castle Cliffs

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Elevation
1,814 m
Tallest summit within 9.3 miles
Mount Hoffmann3,308 m · 7.5 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road3.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
37.7566, -119.5879
Castle Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Cliffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded 1,814 m. Mount Hoffmann stands 3,308 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrowhead Spire, a peak 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.7 miles off.

Elevation
1814 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Castle Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoffmannNE 34°3,308 m7.5 mi
The BowmaidenNE 34°3,241 m9.0 mi
Quartzite PeakESE 108°3,182 m9.3 mi
Tenaya PeakENE 58°3,129 m9.3 mi
Clouds RestE 82°3,028 m5.4 mi
Sunrise MountainENE 71°3,026 m7.9 mi
The PinnaclesE 86°2,885 m5.1 mi
Mount Starr KingSE 134°2,767 m5.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3819:4520:24
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1116:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505866737367564437
Precip in7.06.55.53.21.90.50.30.20.41.64.05.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, under a mile away.

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