Castle Dome
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
- 1,522.8 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Root Creek Falls: 0.3 mi
- Burstarse Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hedge Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Mossbrae Falls: 5.6 mi
- Faery Falls: 6.0 mi
- Riverside Day Use Area: 2.0 mi
- Cantara Loop River Access: 6.4 mi
- Ney Springs River Access: 6.5 mi
- Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 16.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 0.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 1.1 mi
- Popcorn Spring: 2.2 mi
- Picayune Spring: 10.6 mi
- Big Springs: 10.6 mi
- Castle Crags State Park: 1.3 mi
- Tauhindauli Park: 4.1 mi
- Shastice Park: 10.3 mi
- Mount Shasta City Park: 10.6 mi
- Hoo Hoo Park: 11.7 mi
- Battle Rock: 1.9 mi
- Monroe Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Everett Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Ladies cabin: 12.7 mi
- Smithy: 12.7 mi
- Siskiyou Arts Museum: 3.8 mi
- Sisson Museum: 9.3 mi
- Heritage Junction Museum: 11.2 mi
- Weed Museum: 17.6 mi
- Scott Museum: 23.3 mi
- Cosmic Wall: 0.3 mi
- Castle Crags: 1.1 mi
- Red Banks: 16.8 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Siskiyou Art Musuem: 3.8 mi
- Lake Siskiyou Beach: 7.1 mi
- Sisson Meadow: 9.8 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 17.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shasta | NNE 23° | 4,322 m | 17.6 mi |
| Misery Hill | NNE 23° | 4,206 m | 17.3 mi |
| Thumb Rock | NNE 23° | 3,939 m | 16.8 mi |
| Shastina | NNE 18° | 3,758 m | 17.1 mi |
| Shastarama Point | NNE 25° | 3,394 m | 16.1 mi |
| Casaval Ridge | NNE 21° | 3,188 m | 15.8 mi |
| Green Butte | NNE 25° | 2,802 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Eddy | NW 322° | 2,751 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808979
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