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Castle Crag

Castle Crag, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Crag is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,738 m. El Capitan stands 3,025 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Totem Peak, a peak 3.5 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2738 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.33075, -114.37177
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
  • MItchell Venema Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
  • Blodgett Park: 10.5 mi
  • Steve Powell Park: 10.9 mi
  • Denton Park: 11.0 mi
  • Hieronymus Park: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Flathead Buttress: 5.5 mi
  • Shoshone Spire: 5.7 mi
  • Nez Perce Spire: 5.8 mi
  • Blackfoot Dome: 6.2 mi
  • Cornlier Ridge: 6.5 mi
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • H: 9.5 mi
  • The V: 11.1 mi
  • C: 16.5 mi
  • 155 fishing/swimming hole: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • The Wings: 10.5 mi
  • Concretehenge: 10.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Horsehead Arch: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Canyon Falls: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Victor Community Garden: 11.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Diablo Spring: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Como Swimming Beach: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Castle Crag. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El CapitanS 183°3,025 m22.4 mi
Saint Joseph PeakNNE 17°2,922 m19.5 mi
Saint Mary PeakNNE 26°2,841 m13.9 mi
Heavenly TwinsNNE 15°2,832 m13.1 mi
Whites MountainS 186°2,791 m17.9 mi
Ward MountainSSE 160°2,776 m11.9 mi
Canyon PeakS 172°2,775 m6.0 mi
Koch MountainS 179°2,758 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1119:50
June solstice05:4620:4721:34
September equinox07:2518:5719:37
December solstice08:1916:0316:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937435259676556443326
Precip in1.01.21.01.11.51.60.80.80.80.91.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamilton, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357933702

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