Castle Crags State Park
Castle Crags State Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,215 m. Thumb Rock stands 3,939 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hubris, a peak 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1215 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Hubris: 0.9 mi
- Castle Dome: 1.3 mi
- Middle Peak: 3.8 mi
- Mount Bradley: 4.2 mi
- Grey Rocks: 5.8 mi
- Burstarse Falls: 1.3 mi
- Root Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Faery Falls: 6.3 mi
- Hedge Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Mossbrae Falls: 6.6 mi
- Riverside Day Use Area: 2.8 mi
- Cantara Loop River Access: 7.0 mi
- Ney Springs River Access: 7.0 mi
- Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- McCloud Bridge Day Use: 17.0 mi
- Popcorn Spring: 0.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 1.4 mi
- Fern Spring: 2.1 mi
- Picayune Spring: 9.4 mi
- White Ridge Spring: 9.8 mi
- Battle Rock: 2.2 mi
- Monroe Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Mount Eddy Lookout Tower Ruins: 12.2 mi
- Everett Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Old fire lookout foundation: 13.5 mi
- Tauhindauli Park: 5.2 mi
- Shastice Park: 10.8 mi
- Mount Shasta City Park: 10.9 mi
- Hoo Hoo Park: 13.0 mi
- Bel Air Park: 17.0 mi
- Siskiyou Arts Museum: 5.0 mi
- Sisson Museum: 9.6 mi
- Heritage Junction Museum: 12.5 mi
- Weed Museum: 17.7 mi
- Scott Museum: 22.1 mi
- Cosmic Wall: 1.0 mi
- Castle Crags: 1.1 mi
- Red Banks: 17.6 mi
- Red Banks: 17.6 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Siskiyou Art Musuem: 5.0 mi
- 1727 Class M6: 5.4 mi
- Lake Siskiyou Beach: 7.4 mi
- Sisson Meadow: 10.3 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Castle Crags State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thumb Rock | NNE 27° | 3,938.9 m | 17.6 mi |
| Shastina | NNE 22° | 3,758.2 m | 17.8 mi |
| Shastina | NNE 22° | 3,758.2 m | 17.8 mi |
| Shastarama Point | NNE 29° | 3,393.9 m | 16.9 mi |
| Casaval Ridge | NNE 25° | 3,187.9 m | 16.5 mi |
| Green Butte | NNE 29° | 2,802 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Eddy | NNW 327° | 2,751 m | 12.2 mi |
| Red Butte | NE 34° | 2,553.3 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunsmuir Trtmt PL, 4 mi away.
- sugarstick53 obs
- Tanoak49 obs
- Warrior's Plume35 obs
- Broad-leaved Stonecrop35 obs
- Umbrella Plant35 obs
- Western Fence Lizard34 obs
- Pine Violet33 obs
- Brewer's spruce32 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797183
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