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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Rock rises to 2,116 m in Idaho. Mount Baird stands 3,048 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Flag Knoll, a peak 4.2 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.28186, -111.56690

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
  • Blacktail Park: 18.2 mi
  • Hawthorn Park: 21.5 mi
  • Peterson Park: 23.6 mi
  • Eagles Homestead Park: 23.6 mi
  • Sandy Downs Park: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Palisades Waterfall: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Poison Flat Trailhead: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BairdENE 77°3,048 m24.4 mi
Elkhorn PeakENE 78°3,024 m24.2 mi
Sheep Creek PeakENE 75°3,022 m22.9 mi
Baldy MountainENE 60°2,998 m20.8 mi
Caribou MountainSE 135°2,986 m18.3 mi
Little Elk PeakENE 75°2,963 m24.4 mi
Sheep MountainENE 70°2,911 m21.5 mi
Big Elk MountainESE 102°2,881 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:39
June solstice05:4720:2721:11
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5616:0816:54

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533404957656455433122
Precip in1.81.21.41.62.21.40.80.91.41.41.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho Falls 16 SE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661472

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