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Castle Butte

Castle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Butte rises to 1,976 m in Arizona. Shonto Butte stands 2,047 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Cheek Butte, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Navajo County, Arizona, United States

Wikidata Q49018379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1976 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.32696, -110.40374

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Cheek Butte: 0.7 mi
  • Chimney Butte: 1.9 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 2.5 mi
  • Chezhin Chotah Butte: 2.8 mi
  • Arrowhead Butte: 3.0 mi
Springs: 39
  • Toh Cathlie Cod: 7.0 mi
  • Salt Water Seep: 7.7 mi
  • Buzzard Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 2
  • Little Painted Desert County Park: 12.4 mi
  • Homolovi State Park: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Little Painted Desert Country Park: 11.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Homolovi State Park Visitor Center: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Castle Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shonto ButteN 2°2,047 m6.6 mi
Round TopNNW 327°2,034 m8.9 mi
Egloffstein ButteN 359°2,032 m17.4 mi
Hauke MesaNNE 21°2,031 m13.9 mi
Horse ButteNNE 14°2,030 m18.4 mi
Montezumas ChairNW 324°2,005 m10.0 mi
Lone Cottonwood ButteNNE 13°2,002 m9.9 mi
Chimney ButteS 191°1,996 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0018:34
June solstice05:0819:0319:40
September equinox06:1017:4618:20
December solstice07:2716:3417:14

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364148556474797770574535
Precip in0.50.40.50.30.30.10.91.20.90.50.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winslow AP, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359243890

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