Castle Rock
Castle Rock rises to 1,360 m in Nebraska. Hogback Mountain stands 1,545 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Haystack Mountain, a peak 3.9 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34827748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,360 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
85 named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Melbeta Community Park: 9.7 mi
- McLellan Park: 13.9 mi
- Oregon Trail Park: 14.2 mi
- Hampton Park: 14.5 mi
- Little Haystack Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Big Haystack Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Dumpling Hill: 4.9 mi
- Roundtop: 5.5 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 12.6 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 12.6 mi
- Banner County Museum: 13.0 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 14.2 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 15.3 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 14.9 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 18.9 mi
- Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker: 23.9 mi
- Ashford: 8.1 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 9.4 mi
- Langs Point: 13.1 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 15.4 mi
- Scotts Spring: 16.1 mi
- Dino: 16.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | W 279° | 1,545 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | SW 235° | 1,500 m | 14.5 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,465 m | 8.1 mi |
| Lone Pine Butte | S 179° | 1,464 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | S 186° | 1,411 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bead Mountain | NW 325° | 1,405 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 278° | 1,404 m | 10.1 mi |
| Signal Butte | WNW 298° | 1,396 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 18wsw, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357778260
Day trips start here
- Gering · 15 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 17 mi
- Scottsbluff · 17 mi
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