Castle Rock
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
- 16.3 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Flag Knoll: 4.2 mi
- Jumpoff Hill: 4.6 mi
- Particular Knoll: 4.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Dalton Hill: 5.5 mi
- 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
- Fall Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- Palisades Waterfall: 24.8 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 13.2 mi
- Ozone: 16.2 mi
- Palisades Bench: 18.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 22.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baird | ENE 77° | 3,048 m | 24.4 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | ENE 78° | 3,024 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sheep Creek Peak | ENE 75° | 3,022 m | 22.9 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | ENE 60° | 2,998 m | 20.8 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | SE 135° | 2,986 m | 18.3 mi |
| Little Elk Peak | ENE 75° | 2,963 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,911 m | 21.5 mi |
| Big Elk Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,881 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:27 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:08 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661472
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