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Castle Mountain

Castle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Mountain rises to 2,676 m in Colorado. Hagues Peak stands 4,133 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Oldman Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

Wikidata Q49018447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,676 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.38971, -105.55056

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Oldman Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Double Dome: 1.7 mi
  • The Needle: 1.8 mi
  • Deer Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Deer Mountain Buttress: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 38
Waterfalls: 38
  • MacGregor Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 3.2 mi
  • West Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
Parks: 34
Historic sites: 24
  • Kevin Scott Glendenning Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Bond Monument: 1.8 mi
  • Estes Park Women's Monument: 1.8 mi
  • Joel Estes Monument: 3.3 mi
  • Brown Homestead 1918: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Picnic sites: 12
  • Tuxedo Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sprague Lake: 5.7 mi
  • Endovalley: 5.9 mi
  • Meeker Park Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 10
Artworks: 9
Museums: 6
Springs: 6
  • Jacob Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Mrs. Walsh's Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Legett Columbarium Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 18.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Castle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hagues PeakNW4,133 m8.3 mi
Fairchild MountainNW4,116 m8.1 mi
Ypsilon MountainNW4,098 m8.3 mi
Gibraltar PeakNNW4,084 m8.4 mi
Rowe PeakNW4,084 m8.6 mi
Mummy MountainNNW4,079 m7.0 mi
Rowe MountainNW4,018 m9.0 mi
Mount ChiquitaWNW3,978 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5616:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272733394858646254433426
Precip in0.80.71.62.32.31.42.61.71.61.10.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estes Park 3 SSE, 3 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358911702

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