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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Rock rises to 804 m in California. Cobb Mountain stands 1,440 m to the north, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35733140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
804 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74324, -122.75444

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Middletown Trailside Park: 6.4 mi
  • Middletown Central Park Association: 7.0 mi
  • Rabbit Hill and Chaparral Preserve: 7.3 mi
  • Middletown Square Park: 7.5 mi
  • Barbieri Brothers Park: 9.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 34
  • Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center: 7.1 mi
  • Stevenson Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • Silverado Mine: 10.2 mi
  • J. Rickards Winery: 10.5 mi
  • Bear Rock Overlook: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 14.5 mi
  • Rosary Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Native American Garden: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 15
Beaches: 14
Springs: 9
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Poison Smith Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 14.9 mi
  • Bear Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Sulpher Spring: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Birthday Party Area: 20.7 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Linda Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 9.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cobb MountainN 10°1,440 m4.5 mi
Mount Saint HelenaSE 128°1,319 m8.3 mi
Mount Saint Helena South PeakSE 129°1,220 m9.5 mi
Mount HannahN 3°1,213 m10.0 mi
Boggs MountainNE 38°1,139 m6.3 mi
Seigler MountainNNE 15°1,108 m9.3 mi
Pine MountainESE 107°1,091 m2.7 mi
Mahnke PeakNNW 327°1,085 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4720:0020:40
September equinox06:5918:3519:10
December solstice07:2616:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495154596470727169635448
Precip in8.08.36.42.91.60.30.00.00.12.24.58.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Healdsburg, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358763201

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