Castle Peak
Castle Peak rises to 1,392 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Spud Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Castle Peak is a 4,621-foot-elevation (1,408-meter) mountain summit in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States.
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Wikidata Q49018482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,392 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 4 mi
- Loowit Viewpoint · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Sheep Canyon Falls: 3.0 mi
- Middle Sheep Canyon Falls: 3.1 mi
- Sheep Canyon Falls: 3.5 mi
- Upper Sheep Canyon Falls: 3.5 mi
- Lower Step Falls: 5.3 mi
- Spud Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Studebaker Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Spotted Buck Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Elk Rock: 4.3 mi
- Johnston Ridge: 4.4 mi
- Kalama Horse Camp: 7.3 mi
- Beaver Bay: 12.9 mi
- Cougar Park: 13.2 mi
- Yale Park: 15.1 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 16.5 mi
- Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 4.2 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 7.6 mi
- Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 10.8 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 11.2 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 11.2 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 3.5 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 8.4 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 4.2 mi
- Lelooska Cultural Center: 24.0 mi
- North Clark Historical Museum: 24.4 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Gravel Pit: 21.7 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Breezy Point: 18.6 mi
- Point 3670: 20.5 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 4.1 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Kalama Spring: 7.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 9.3 mi
- Lindberg: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Castle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | SE 128° | 2,549 m | 6.1 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | ESE 119° | 2,481 m | 6.5 mi |
| Lava Dome | ESE 122° | 2,180 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Whittier | NE 54° | 1,793 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Teragram | ENE 58° | 1,786 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Margaret | ENE 59° | 1,786 m | 8.9 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | NE 52° | 1,749 m | 15.6 mi |
| Coldwater Peak | NE 55° | 1,743 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:36 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 17.7 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348192424
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 6 mi
- Toutle · 21 mi
- Mossyrock · 22 mi
- Southwest Washington · 23 mi
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