Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,892 m. Moffit Peak stands 3,357 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock, a peak 3.0 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section passes 16 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
ghost town in Summit County, Utah, United States
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- 19.2 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 19.3 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount McKinnon Viewpoint · 28 mi
98 named places within 25 miles
- Red Rock: 3.0 mi
- Norm's Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Porcupine Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Hopkins: 8.6 mi
- Windy Knoll: 9.3 mi
- Yellowjacket Spring: 9.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 12.6 mi
- Keg Spring: 14.4 mi
- Rocky Spring: 15.4 mi
- Negro Dan Spring: 15.5 mi
- Lost Creek Reservoir State Park: 11.5 mi
- Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Construction to Rail Trail: 15.0 mi
- Ottley Park: 15.3 mi
- Anderson Park: 16.1 mi
- Echo Church: 15.4 mi
- Pony Express: 15.6 mi
- Bear River City: 18.6 mi
- Evanston Flying Club Airfield: 18.8 mi
- The Utah War: 19.4 mi
- Emory: 6.8 mi
- Wahsatch: 7.7 mi
- Grass Creek: 10.2 mi
- Bear River City: 17.9 mi
- China Town: 9.1 mi
- The Narrows: 15.1 mi
- Witch Rocks: 15.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 19.8 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Eastbound: 13.4 mi
- Echo Canyon Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
- Evanston Information Center: 17.6 mi
- Metal Mulley: 16.9 mi
- Fly Utah: 16.9 mi
- Uinta County Museum: 16.5 mi
- Coalville Ledge: 16.7 mi
- East Canyon Wildlife Management Area: 23.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffit Peak | SSE 148° | 3,357 m | 24.5 mi |
| Humpy Peak | SSE 148° | 3,306 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SW 219° | 2,837 m | 22.9 mi |
| Durst Mountain | W 275° | 2,819 m | 24.5 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | SE 143° | 2,801 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Piney Mountain | S 190° | 2,687 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pine Butte | NW 324° | 2,662 m | 22.3 mi |
| Baldy Peak | NNW 328° | 2,637 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 40 | 28 | 19 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalville 13 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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