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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

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: 59
Peaks
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: 22
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 14.5 mi
  • Rosary Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Native American Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 14
Beaches: 13
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: 6
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 14.9 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cobb MountainN1,440 m4.5 mi
Mount Saint HelenaSE1,319 m8.3 mi
Mount Saint Helena South PeakSE1,220 m9.5 mi
Mount HannahN1,213 m10.0 mi
Boggs MountainNE1,139 m6.3 mi
Seigler MountainNNE1,108 m9.3 mi
Pine MountainESE1,091 m2.7 mi
Mahnke PeakNNW1,085 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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