Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,959 m. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dam Rock, a peak 2.1 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1959 m
How to reach it
59 named places within 25 miles
- Dam Rock: 2.1 mi
- Great Stone Face POI: 2.7 mi
- Jamerman Rock: 3.6 mi
- Cranner Rock: 4.0 mi
- Bills Peak: 4.3 mi
- Stratton Rim: 13.1 mi
- Bull Springs Rim: 24.5 mi
- Beaver Rim: 24.6 mi
- Six Mile Camp: 4.9 mi
- Soda Lake Camp: 10.9 mi
- Sweetwater Monument: 19.1 mi
- Fort Seminoe: 20.3 mi
- Miller Spring: 13.8 mi
- Wyoming State Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | SE 127° | 3,059 m | 24.3 mi |
| Ferris Mountain West | SE 133° | 2,947 m | 18.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,807 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bairoil Benchmark | S 186° | 2,654 m | 12.0 mi |
| Crooks Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,533 m | 16.2 mi |
| Whiskey Peak | S 187° | 2,499 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ridge Benchmark | S 184° | 2,460 m | 18.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,448 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:56 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jeffrey City, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499986
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