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Castle Point

Castle Point, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.70463, -120.12019

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
  • 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
Springs: 24
Historic sites: 13
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • 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
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Beaches: 7
Museums: 4
  • 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
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopESE 114°3,164 m7.0 mi
The SistersESE 116°3,094 m6.7 mi
Red Lake PeakE 86°3,067 m7.2 mi
Stevens PeakENE 75°3,061 m7.7 mi
Hawkins PeakE 80°3,052 m13.6 mi
Pyramid PeakNNW 348°3,042.818 m9.9 mi
Dicks PeakN 353°3,042 m13.6 mi
Mount PriceNNW 345°3,040 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5020:29
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797192

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