Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a cliff in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 792 m. Sunset Peak stands 1,947 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Cliff, a cliff 1.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 47 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 792 m
How to reach it
- 47.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bernard Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Graham Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Character Peak: 3.9 mi
- Grizzly Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cougar Peak Loookout: 4.5 mi
- Thomas Hill: 4.9 mi
- Kellogg City park: 8.2 mi
- West Shoshone Park: 9.3 mi
- Marek Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
- Eagle City Park: 9.8 mi
- Gene Day Park: 10.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Bunker Hill Zinc Plant: 9.0 mi
- Sunshine Miners Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Miner's Statue: 15.2 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 15.2 mi
- Staff House Museum: 8.2 mi
- Spragpole Museum: 12.6 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 15.6 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 15.7 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 15.7 mi
- Maple Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Stoney Point: 11.5 mi
- Packsack Point: 14.9 mi
- Twin Crags: 18.8 mi
- Twin Crags: 18.9 mi
- John Mullan: 8.4 mi
- John Mullan: 15.6 mi
- John Mullan: 18.5 mi
- John Mullan: 19.7 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 8.7 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 15.1 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 15.2 mi
- The Center of the Universe: 15.8 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 13.6 mi
- Bloom Spring: 15.4 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
- Frisco: 15.8 mi
- Black Bear: 15.9 mi
- Burke: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Peak | ESE 116° | 1,947 m | 14.9 mi |
| Kellogg Peak | S 181° | 1,920 m | 11.6 mi |
| Goose Peak | ESE 116° | 1,903 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bennett Peak | NNE 20° | 1,894 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wardner Peak | S 185° | 1,884 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pond Peak | NNE 14° | 1,872 m | 13.7 mi |
| Little Sentinel Peak | NNE 17° | 1,867 m | 12.8 mi |
| Downey Peak | NNE 24° | 1,833 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:17 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:58 | 21:47 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:31 | 16:03 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kellogg, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358654809
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