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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

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
2356 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.17723, -118.45912

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hermit Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Djin: 4.9 mi
  • The Magician: 4.9 mi
  • The Charlatan: 4.9 mi
  • The Blockhead: 4.9 mi
Springs: 37
Waterfalls: 12
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 6
  • 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 arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 13.4 mi
  • Natural Arch: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 19.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 20.2 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bullfrog PeakNNW 341°3,755 m15.6 mi
Falcon PeakNNW 335°3,583.8 m16.5 mi
Kern PeakNE 46°3,499 m13.2 mi
Coyote PeaksN 4°3,276 m9.3 mi
Three RocksNE 36°3,243 m11.7 mi
North Maggie MountainNW 305°3,119 m12.1 mi
Angora MountainN 7°3,108.4 m6.1 mi
Overlook MountainNNE 24°3,108 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3819:3720:15
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0216:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852566473818074645246
Precip in2.32.41.70.70.40.10.10.10.20.61.41.9

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801041

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