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Castle Peak

Castle Peak, a peak in Colorado
Castle Peak, a peak in ColoradoJeremiah LaRocco · CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle Peak, a peak in Colorado
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Castle Peak, a peak in Colorado
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Castle Peak, a peak in Colorado
mypubliclands · Public domain
Castle Peak, a peak in Colorado
mypubliclands · Public domain

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Castle Peak rises to 4,352 m in Colorado. Maroon Peak stands 4,317 m to the west-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Conundrum Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

Castle Peak is the ninth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,272-foot (4350.20 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Elk Mountains and the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. The peak is located 11.6 miles (18.7 km) northeast by north (bearing 32°) of the Town of Crested Butte, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Gunnison National Forest and Gunnison County from White River National Forest and Pitkin County. The summit of Castle Peak is the highest point of both counties. The Aetherius Society considers it to be one of its 19 holy mountains.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5050217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4352.2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.00974, -106.86137
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Gothic Natural Area: 9.1 mi
  • Rock outline of a heart: 10.1 mi
  • Rainbow Park: 11.4 mi
  • Rotary Park: 11.6 mi
  • Totem Pole Park: 11.7 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Judd Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Ryks Waterfall: 11.8 mi
  • Devil’s Punch Bowl: 11.9 mi
  • Hayes Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Hot Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 13.4 mi
  • White Water Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Erickson Springs: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
Hot springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Emerald Lake: 9.7 mi
  • Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Knight and Dragon: 11.8 mi
  • Chromatic Gate: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • CBCS Community Garden: 11.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Castle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maroon PeakWNW 302°4,317 m8.0 mi
Pyramid PeakNW 312°4,274.7 m6.4 mi
Conundrum PeakN 350°4,271 m0.4 mi
North Maroon PeakNW 304°4,261 m8.2 mi
Cathedral PeakN 4°4,247 m1.7 mi
Hayden PeakN 8°4,133 m3.5 mi
Star PeakESE 122°4,112 m3.9 mi
White Rock MountainWSW 240°4,110 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2416:0716:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101422334352585649382411
Precip in2.72.52.12.01.50.92.02.01.91.72.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crested Butte, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358915353

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