Castle Rock
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. 58 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
- 1,628 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Above and Below: 15.7 mi
- Bee Business: 15.8 mi
- Blue Bench: 16.2 mi
- River Throne: 16.6 mi
- HaBATat: 16.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Rock: 2.6 mi
- Mores Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Harris Creek Summit: 5.3 mi
- Shafer Butte: 5.6 mi
- Bread Loaf Rock: 5.9 mi
- The Ribbon Tree: 13.7 mi
- The Pioneer Fire of 2016: 13.7 mi
- Model 1840 Seacoast Gun Cannon: 16.8 mi
- Whitewater Park Engraved Stone: 16.8 mi
- Replica of the Liberty Bell: 16.8 mi
- 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
- Hawkins Range Reserve: 10.8 mi
- Hulls Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 12.6 mi
- Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve: 12.7 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 14.9 mi
- Hulls Gulch Reserve: 15.4 mi
- Boise Basin Museum: 13.7 mi
- Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center: 15.0 mi
- Idaho State Museum: 17.4 mi
- Idaho Black History Museum: 17.4 mi
- Idaho museum of mining and geology: 17.4 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 18.3 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 18.5 mi
- A-10: 21.0 mi
- Riverside Beach: 16.0 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 22.3 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 16.9 mi
- Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Baldwin: 16.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Peak | ENE 71° | 2,467 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pilot Peak | ENE 70° | 2,466 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | E 82° | 2,393 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ENE 66° | 2,382 m | 19.4 mi |
| Shafer Butte | S 171° | 2,308 m | 5.6 mi |
| Thorn Creek Butte | ESE 113° | 2,291 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jackson Peak | NE 56° | 2,234 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hawley Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,221 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:23 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise 7 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654813
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