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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Rock rises to 162 m in California. Case Mountain stands 2,073 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Court Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5334886.

Wikidata Q35733155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
162 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.42301, -119.08983

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 29
Springs: 26
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • World's Largest Olive: 15.1 mi
  • End of Trail Statue: 15.9 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 19.0 mi
  • Bookie Bear: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 4.8 mi
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Old Ranger Station: 17.8 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 20.4 mi
  • Alles Cabin: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Case MountainE2,073 m16.0 mi
Milk Ranch PeakENE1,904 m17.7 mi
Colony PeakENE1,870 m17.7 mi
Ash PeaksENE1,709 m15.6 mi
Grouse PeakESE1,621 m16.3 mi
Eshom PointNNE1,551 m16.8 mi
Yucca MountainNE1,497 m15.9 mi
Frys PointENE1,382 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:4019:4020:18
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0516:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495358627077838176675648
Precip in2.72.32.51.40.60.10.00.00.10.71.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lemon Cove, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358781714

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