Castle Peak
Castle Peak rises to 2,511 m in Washington. Jack Mountain stands 2,763 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Freezeout Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 19 miles off.
The story
Castle Peak is a prominent 8,343-foot (2,543-metre) mountain summit located in the Hozameen Range of the North Cascades, on the shared border between Okanogan County and Whatcom County of Washington state. The mountain is situated one mile (1.6 km) south of the Canada–United States border, on the Cascade crest, in the Pasayten Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Jack Mountain, 14.8 miles (23.8 km) to the south-southwest. Castle Peak is the second highest summit of the Hozameen Range following Jack Mountain. Castle Peak is the sixth-highest mountain in the Pasayten Wilderness. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into Castle Creek, a tributary of the Similkameen River, or west into tributaries of the Skagit River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 3,000 feet (914 meters) above Crow Creek in 0.75 mile (1.2 km).
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Wikidata Q49018484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2511 m
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 19.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Freezeout Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Joker Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Winthrop: 4.3 mi
- Blizzard Peak: 5.6 mi
- Skagit Peak: 6.2 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Northern Terminus: 3.0 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 21.3 mi
- Depot Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Devils Stairway: 5.9 mi
- Monument Spring: 10.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Castle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,763 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Spickard | W 267° | 2,734 m | 17.2 mi |
| Ag Peak | W 268° | 2,689 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Lago | SE 125° | 2,655 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Custer | W 272° | 2,630 m | 17.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | SE 132° | 2,612 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ptarmigan Peak | ESE 118° | 2,602 m | 17.0 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | W 263° | 2,592 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:22 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 08:56 | 16:13 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 9.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ross DAM, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544503
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