Castle Rock
Castle Rock rises to 1,617 m in Wyoming. Blue Hill stands 1,842 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Creek Museum, a museum 4.2 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 20 miles off. 16 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018579, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,617 m
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
16 named places within 25 miles
- Saddle Rock: 4.4 mi
- Teapot Rock: 9.0 mi
- Government Hill: 12.6 mi
- Six Horse Hill: 13.2 mi
- Pugsley Hill: 16.0 mi
- Midwest Community Park: 4.2 mi
- Bozeman Trail Monument: 23.2 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 24.8 mi
- Statzer Point: 17.5 mi
- The Wall: 19.7 mi
- Salt Creek Museum: 4.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill | SSE 146° | 1,842 m | 24.2 mi |
| Twentymile Hill | SSW 192° | 1,780 m | 16.5 mi |
| Tisdale Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,772 m | 20.1 mi |
| Government Hill | WNW 282° | 1,688 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pugsley Hill | NNE 28° | 1,617 m | 16.0 mi |
| Teapot Rock | SSW 200° | 1,616 m | 9.0 mi |
| Six Horse Hill | N 356° | 1,600 m | 13.2 mi |
| Frewens Castle | NW 308° | 1,599 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:06 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:46 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Midwest, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499992
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