Castle Peak
Castle Peak rises to 3,426 m in Colorado. Gold Dust Peak stands 4,075 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenhorn Mountain, a peak 3.3 miles away. Colorado River Headwaters passes 11 miles off.
The story
Castle Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,305-foot (3,446 m) peak is located 9.6 miles (15.5 km) north (bearing 355°) of the Town of Eagle in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.
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Wikidata Q14684360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,426 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 23.4 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 26.9 mi off the Flat Tops Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Greenhorn Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Horse Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Big Red Hill: 6.5 mi
- Blue Hill: 7.2 mi
- Eby Creek Mesa HOA park: 7.2 mi
- Eagle Town Park: 8.3 mi
- Brush Creek Park: 8.9 mi
- Dotsero Wildlife Area: 13.6 mi
- Freedom Park: 15.8 mi
- Windy Point: 7.9 mi
- Hangmans Rock: 8.4 mi
- Hells Gate: 13.4 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Edwards: 13.2 mi
- Edwards Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Hanging Lake: 23.0 mi
- Eagle County Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
- Walking Mountains Science Center: 18.9 mi
- The Classics: 18.7 mi
- The Drummer: 19.0 mi
- Eagle Community Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Meadows Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
- Radium Hot Springs: 20.1 mi
- Broken Rib Spring: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Castle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Dust Peak | SSE 148° | 4,075 m | 23.8 mi |
| New York Mountain | SSE 148° | 3,824 m | 21.4 mi |
| Meridian Peak | E 91° | 3,783 m | 23.6 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 321° | 3,766 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WNW 303° | 3,733 m | 19.1 mi |
| Derby Peak | NW 312° | 3,716 m | 20.9 mi |
| Dome Peak | NW 322° | 3,713 m | 19.0 mi |
| W Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,624 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoshone, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 175789 — Castle Peak, Eagle County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358910391
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