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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Rock rises to 1,628 m in Idaho. Freeman Peak stands 2,467 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Rock, a peak 2.6 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1628 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.85156, -116.10595

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Foothills Heritage Park: 9.5 mi
  • Jim Thorton Plaza: 10.2 mi
  • Montour Park Campground: 12.0 mi
  • Naylor Park: 13.6 mi
  • John B. Brogan Park: 13.6 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 59
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 20
  • Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 15.8 mi
  • Waterwheel Gardens: 17.1 mi
  • Municipal Rose Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Firewise Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Western Water Wise Garden: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 15
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 16.9 mi
  • Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Falls: 24.2 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freeman PeakENE 71°2,467 m21.0 mi
Pilot PeakENE 70°2,466 m22.2 mi
Sunset MountainE 82°2,393 m23.1 mi
Wilson PeakENE 66°2,382 m19.4 mi
Shafer ButteS 171°2,308 m5.6 mi
Thorn Creek ButteESE 113°2,290.572 m19.2 mi
Bald MountainESE 112°2,279 m19.5 mi
Jackson PeakNE 56°2,234 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:57
June solstice06:0320:4721:31
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1616:2317:10

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542475563737263513830
Precip in2.31.62.11.92.11.20.30.20.61.22.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise 7 N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654813

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