Castle Rock
Castle Rock rises to 2,356 m in California. Bullfrog Peak stands 3,755 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Jug Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35733147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,356 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hermit Rock: 3.1 mi
- Djin: 4.9 mi
- The Magician: 4.9 mi
- The Charlatan: 4.9 mi
- The Blockhead: 4.9 mi
- Jug Spring: 1.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 3.0 mi
- Trout Meadows Spring: 3.5 mi
- Needle Spring: 4.8 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 10.2 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 12.3 mi
- Volcano Falls: 12.7 mi
- Seven Teacups: 12.8 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 4.9 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 8.9 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 18.5 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 20.9 mi
- Alles Cabin: 23.2 mi
- Cabin 242: 14.7 mi
- Cabin 236: 14.7 mi
- Cabin 240: 14.7 mi
- Cabin 234: 14.7 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 14.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Natural Arch: 13.4 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Window Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 20.2 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullfrog Peak | NNW 341° | 3,755 m | 15.6 mi |
| Falcon Peak | NNW 335° | 3,584 m | 16.5 mi |
| Kern Peak | NE 46° | 3,499 m | 13.2 mi |
| Coyote Peaks | N 4° | 3,276 m | 9.3 mi |
| Three Rocks | NE 36° | 3,243 m | 11.7 mi |
| North Maggie Mountain | NW 305° | 3,119 m | 12.1 mi |
| Angora Mountain | N 7° | 3,108 m | 6.1 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | NNE 24° | 3,108 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358801041
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