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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
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • 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
Picnic sites
  • Shady: 3.1 mi
  • Corral Camp: 3.3 mi
  • Upper Reserved Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Quail: 6.4 mi
  • Wayside: 6.4 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
Artworks
Gardens
Beaches: 25
Springs: 19
  • 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 10.5 miles of Castle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloE 79°1,173 m7.7 mi
Devil's PulpitE 79°1,110 m7.8 mi
North PeakENE 75°1,084 m8.6 mi
Ransom PointENE 77°1,037 m7.7 mi
Mount OlympiaENE 71°898 m8.6 mi
Eagle PeakENE 65°722 m6.8 mi
Oyster PointESE 102°644 m9.7 mi
Cave PointE 98°636 m9.4 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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