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Castle Canyon

Castle Canyon from directly overhead

Castle Canyon is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Funeral Pyre, a historic site 0.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Piedmont Pines Neighborhood Association
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.81639, -122.19470
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • The Funeral Pyre: 0.3 mi
  • Pyramid to Moses: 0.3 mi
  • The Browning Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Joaquin Miller: 0.4 mi
  • Fremont Monument: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Parks
Artworks
  • Solar Clock: 0.8 mi
  • Phase One Journey: 1.2 mi
  • Bear Sculpture: 1.6 mi
  • Laurel Space Bears: 1.8 mi
  • Laurel Space Bears: 2.0 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Redwood Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Round Top: 2.3 mi
  • Pine Top: 2.6 mi
  • Volcanic Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Barberry Peak: 3.8 mi
Gardens
  • Fig Leaf Gardens: 1.6 mi
  • Laurel Art Garden: 1.7 mi
  • William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Arboretum: 2.6 mi
  • Linda Kingston Triangle: 3.0 mi
  • Parkway Cascade Garden: 3.2 mi
Attractions
  • Mazzariello Labyrinth: 2.5 mi
  • Mountain View Cemetery Docent Tours: 2.9 mi
  • Hey, Diddle Diddle: 3.6 mi
  • Rapunzel's Castle: 3.6 mi
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 37
Springs: 25
  • Sulfur Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Soto Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Castle Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock 2E 91°617 m7.3 mi
Vollmer PeakNNW 342°581 m4.9 mi
Wiedemann HillESE 116°565 m12.2 mi
Las Trampas PeakE 81°557 m7.2 mi
Vail PeakE 86°545 m7.8 mi
Chaparral PeakNNW 340°540 m4.5 mi
Round TopN 3°531 m2.3 mi
Grizzly PeakNNW 335°531 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2116:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1172639892

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