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Castle Dome

Castle Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Dome rises to 1,523 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Root Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49018417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1522.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.17482, -122.32673

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Hubris: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Bradley: 3.4 mi
  • Middle Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Grey Rocks: 7.0 mi
  • Yellowjacket Mountain: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Picnic sites: 12
Springs: 11
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 8
  • Battle Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 12.7 mi
  • Smithy: 12.7 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Cosmic Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Castle Crags: 1.1 mi
  • Red Banks: 16.8 mi
  • Red Banks: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 1727 Class M6: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 9.8 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Castle Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaNNE 23°4,321.8 m17.6 mi
Misery HillNNE 23°4,206.2 m17.3 mi
Thumb RockNNE 23°3,938.9 m16.8 mi
ShastinaNNE 18°3,758.2 m17.1 mi
ShastinaNNE 18°3,758.2 m17.1 mi
Shastarama PointNNE 25°3,393.9 m16.1 mi
Casaval RidgeNNE 21°3,187.9 m15.8 mi
Green ButteNNE 25°2,802 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3720:0520:46
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3216:0016:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394245505866727065554539
Precip in11.110.59.24.92.81.30.10.20.73.06.912.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunsmuir Trtmt PL, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808979

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