Castle Peak
Castle Peak rises to 2,773 m in California. Mount Lola stands 2,788 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Frog Lake Cliff, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 20 miles off.
The story
Castle Peak is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada near I-80, Donner Pass, and the Nevada border. It is in the Tahoe National Forest not far off the Pacific Crest Trail, and adjacent to Castle Pass. It was originally named Mount Stanford, after Leland Stanford, by the Whitney Survey of 1860–1874. The peak takes its name from its conical shape. On February 17, 2026, Castle Peak was the site of a deadly avalanche in which eight skiers were killed.
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Wikidata Q5050216, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2773 m
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 21.6 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 23 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Perry's Point: 1.3 mi
- Andesite Peak: 1.4 mi
- Basin Peak: 1.4 mi
- Horse Hill: 1.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Lamson-Cashion Donner Summit Hub: 3.6 mi
- Donner Pines West Beach: 4.3 mi
- Donner Lake Launching Facility: 4.5 mi
- Donner Lake Property Owners Association Private Beach: 4.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 5.1 mi
- Frog Lake Cliff: 1.1 mi
- German Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Green Phantom Rock: 3.6 mi
- Goldilocks Wall: 3.6 mi
- Petroglyph Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Johnson Canyon: 3.0 mi
- Black Wall: 3.4 mi
- Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement: 5.9 mi
- Jackass Ridge Conservation Easement: 8.0 mi
- Wintercreek: 9.8 mi
- Donner Camp: 6.9 mi
- Schallenberger Cabin Site: 6.9 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 6.9 mi
- Victory Highway Monument: 9.0 mi
- CPRR Lookout: 10.4 mi
- The Western SkiSport Museum: 2.0 mi
- Donner Summit Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 6.9 mi
- Truckee-Donner Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 9.0 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 9.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
- Woodcamp Day Use Site: 13.7 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 13.9 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 14.0 mi
- China Cove Beach: 6.1 mi
- Patton Beach: 17.4 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 18.7 mi
- William Kent Beach: 18.7 mi
- Secline Beach: 19.2 mi
- Health Springs: 8.6 mi
- Sardine Spring: 14.9 mi
- Big Spring: 15.5 mi
- Coyote Spring: 15.7 mi
- Dawson Spring: 16.8 mi
- China Wall: 3.8 mi
- Webber Lake: 9.2 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 9.9 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 14.4 mi
- Weber Falls: 8.5 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 10.0 mi
- Hackmans Falls: 20.0 mi
- Loves Falls: 20.2 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 1.7 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 3.8 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 2.0 mi
- The Ants: 9.5 mi
- The Big Tree: 17.5 mi
- Campbell Hot Springs: 14.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Castle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lola | N 350° | 2,788 m | 4.7 mi |
| Basin Peak | NW 325° | 2,749 m | 1.4 mi |
| Granite Chief | SSE 164° | 2,749 m | 12.0 mi |
| Tinker Knob | SSE 158° | 2,713 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lyon Peak | S 171° | 2,713 m | 11.1 mi |
| Needle Peak | SSE 167° | 2,711 m | 11.7 mi |
| Anderson Peak | SSE 159° | 2,646 m | 7.9 mi |
| Billy's Peak | SSE 156° | 2,623 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Donner MEM SP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797187
Day trips start here
- Truckee · 8 mi
- Olympic Valley · 13 mi
- Sierra County · 17 mi
- Tahoe City · 17 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 18 mi
- Homewood · 22 mi
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