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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Rock rises to 2,936 m in California. Leavitt Peak stands 3,516 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35733163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2936 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.24783, -119.83812

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Waterfalls: 10
Picnic sites: 5
Parks: 4
Beaches: 4
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 13.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 17.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leavitt PeakENE 75°3,516 m10.5 mi
Sonora PeakNE 56°3,484 m13.2 mi
White MountainNE 53°3,470 m15.2 mi
Stanislaus PeakNE 45°3,426 m13.2 mi
Forsyth PeakESE 114°3,408.3 m15.3 mi
Molo MountainE 95°3,302 m9.9 mi
Big SamE 96°3,299 m11.6 mi
Relief PeakE 95°3,294 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3719:4720:27
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144495766747367574740
Precip in9.68.37.43.92.60.80.30.10.42.74.68.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley DAM, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797194

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