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Castle Hill

Castle Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Hill rises to 210 m in California. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35733001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
210 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.86048, -122.05191

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill Benchmark: 1.3 mi
  • Las Trampas Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Vail Peak: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Andrew H. Young Park: 1.1 mi
  • Tice Valley Park: 1.5 mi
  • Old Oak Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rudgear Park: 1.7 mi
  • Livorna Park: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 3.4 mi
  • Turkey Vulture: 4.5 mi
  • Labyrinth: 7.5 mi
  • Mazzariello Labyrinth: 7.6 mi
  • Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 59
  • Shady: 3.1 mi
  • Corral Camp: 3.3 mi
  • Upper Reserved Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Quail: 6.4 mi
  • Wayside: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • J.M. James House: 1.2 mi
  • Alamo Grammer School: 1.3 mi
  • Stone Valley: 1.3 mi
  • Fages Trail: 2.7 mi
  • Sculpture of Saint John Baptist de La Salle: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 56
Artworks
Beaches: 25
Springs: 16
  • Sulfur Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Soto Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Johnny-come-lately Spring: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 16.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Castle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloE1,173 m7.7 mi
Devil's PulpitE1,110 m7.8 mi
North PeakENE1,084 m8.6 mi
Ransom PointENE1,037 m7.7 mi
Mount OlympiaENE898 m8.6 mi
Oyster PointESE644 m9.7 mi
Cave PointE636 m9.4 mi
Windy PointE632 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806215

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