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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: 27
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 MountainE 93°2,073 m16.0 mi
Milk Ranch PeakENE 76°1,904 m17.7 mi
Colony PeakENE 57°1,870 m17.7 mi
Ash PeaksENE 62°1,709 m15.6 mi
Grouse PeakESE 112°1,621 m16.3 mi
Eshom PointNNE 30°1,551 m16.8 mi
Yucca MountainNE 50°1,497 m15.9 mi
Frys PointENE 67°1,382 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 5080 °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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