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Castle Peak

Castle Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Peak rises to 3,249 m in California. Mount Goddard stands 4,126 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Volcanic Cone, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35733062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3249 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.98728, -118.86296

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Helms Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 9.7 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 13.8 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Chicago Stump: 14.9 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 16.0 mi
  • Rock Monster: 16.1 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 17.3 mi
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 6.3 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 15.6 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 16.8 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 19.5 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 6
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Castle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GoddardNE 45°4,126 m11.3 mi
Mount HansenENE 58°3,955 m11.2 mi
ScyllaNE 56°3,940 m11.5 mi
The Three SirensENE 57°3,854 m11.7 mi
Mount ReinsteinNE 47°3,841.8 m9.4 mi
Finger PeakENE 68°3,779.7 m7.9 mi
Black CrownENE 76°3,649.6 m9.8 mi
Red MountainNNE 17°3,645.1 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3719:4020:19
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 220689 — Castle Peak, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358763192

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