Castle Point
Castle Point rises to 2,444 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Carson Spur, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35733098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2444 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 20 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 20 mi
- Cave Rock · 25 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carson Spur: 1.1 mi
- Two Sentinels: 1.8 mi
- Martin Point: 1.9 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Glove Rock: 2.6 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 4.5 mi
- Wester Park: 9.6 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 11.6 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 12.4 mi
- Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 4.7 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 6.6 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 7.4 mi
- Singleton Springs: 7.8 mi
- Ham Spring: 11.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 7.1 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 7.1 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 7.2 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 11.9 mi
- Elkus: 15.7 mi
- Machado Postpile: 4.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.6 mi
- Detox Wall: 9.3 mi
- Distillery Wall: 9.4 mi
- Sugar Bun: 11.3 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 8.7 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.9 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 17.0 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 17.1 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 16.9 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 17.0 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Linder Grove: 8.9 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 9.7 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 12.7 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 14.8 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 16.1 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 16.6 mi
- Balancing Rock: 19.7 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 20.2 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 21.7 mi
- Leoni House: 21.9 mi
- Kiva Beach: 16.8 mi
- Pope Beach: 16.8 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 18.7 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 19.9 mi
- Lester Beach: 20.5 mi
- Baldwin Home: 16.7 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 18.0 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 18.2 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 21.7 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 16.7 mi
- St Theresa: 17.9 mi
- Peep Sight: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Castle Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | ESE 114° | 3,164 m | 7.0 mi |
| The Sisters | ESE 116° | 3,094 m | 6.7 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | E 86° | 3,067 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stevens Peak | ENE 75° | 3,061 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | E 80° | 3,052 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNW 348° | 3,042.818 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dicks Peak | N 353° | 3,042 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Price | NNW 345° | 3,040 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797192
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 19 mi
- Homewood · 27 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 27 mi
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