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Castle Peak

Castle Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Peak rises to 1,838 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the south-southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is First Mother Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 3.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1838 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.94822, -121.84958

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • First Mother Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Fay Peak: 1.1 mi
  • East Fay Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Second Mother Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Tolmie Peak: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Ipsut Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Spray Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • 8th Avenue Park: 13.2 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 13.9 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
  • H. R. E. Nelson Park: 14.4 mi
  • Wilkeson Skate Park: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 31
Cliffs: 23
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 12
  • Coffee Cup: 6.0 mi
  • The Trident: 7.1 mi
  • Caboose: 14.1 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 14.2 mi
  • Fright Factory Haunted House: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 16.1 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Bum Springs: 20.5 mi
  • Log Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Soda Springs: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 13.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Castle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Columbia CrestSSE 147°4,392 m7.8 mi
Mount RainierSSE 147°4,392 m7.9 mi
Point SuccessSSE 151°4,302 m8.1 mi
Liberty CapSSE 149°4,297 m6.9 mi
Tahoma CleaverSSE 157°3,533 m7.9 mi
Saint Andrews RockSSE 156°3,520 m7.1 mi
Steamboat ProwSE 133°2,940 m7.7 mi
Mount RuthSE 128°2,635 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1921:07
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5115:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 12 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; 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/356544502

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