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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, a peak in California
Castle Rock, a peak in CaliforniaDoug Olson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle Rock, a peak in California
Nerijus Navickas · CC BY 3.0
Castle Rock, a peak in California
Vadim Manuylov · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle Rock, a peak in California
Doug Olson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle Rock, a peak in California
Douglass Clem · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle Rock, a peak in California
Vadim Manuylov · CC BY-SA 3.0

Castle Rock rises to 979 m in California. Mount Thayer stands 1,061 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Underworld Rock, a cliff 0.2 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in Santa Cruz County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35733132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
979 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.22856, -122.09607
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Indian Rock: 0.3 mi
  • Mount Bielawski: 0.4 mi
  • Goat Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Summit Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Varian Peak: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Castle Rock State Park Donor Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Remains of an old cabin: 1.8 mi
  • William Campbell's sawmill: 2.1 mi
  • Dedication Circle: 3.1 mi
  • Otogawa Roshi: 4.4 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Cathedral Grove: 2.0 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 2.0 mi
  • Longbridge: 2.0 mi
  • LCCC Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Cooley: 3.8 mi
Parks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Nature Circle: 3.1 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 3.9 mi
  • McClellan Ranch Community Garden: 6.2 mi
Artworks
Beaches
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 18
  • Congress Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 2.6 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Spring source: 6.9 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 12
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 19.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ThayerESE 115°1,061 m10.7 mi
Mount BielawskiSSE 158°985 m0.4 mi
The PeakESE 116°917 m1.5 mi
El SombrosoESE 109°917 m10.8 mi
Lookout TowerNNW 330°892 m1.4 mi
Goat RockW 268°890 m0.7 mi
Sunnyvale MountainESE 120°880 m1.8 mi
Summit RockN 349°878 m0.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1854689112

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