Castle Rock
Castle Rock rises to 1,832 m in Wyoming. Trout Peak stands 3,724 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Andy Martin Hill River Access, a park 3.2 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Park County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1832 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Dead Indian Overlook · 25 mi
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 27 mi
85 named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Devils Tooth: 9.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Logan Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Andy Martin Hill River Access: 3.2 mi
- North Fork Shoshone River Access: 7.8 mi
- Buffalo Bill State Park: 9.1 mi
- Valley View Park: 14.1 mi
- Don Little Park: 15.7 mi
- Plains Indian Museum: 15.6 mi
- Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home: 15.6 mi
- Buffalo Bill Museum: 15.6 mi
- Buffalo Bill Center of the West: 15.6 mi
- Whitney Western Art Museum: 15.7 mi
- Old Trail Town: 14.1 mi
- Cody Firearms Experience: 14.2 mi
- Wild Sheep Exhibit: 15.5 mi
- Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Review: 16.0 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Clearwater Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Blackwater Pond Picnic Ground: 21.7 mi
- Buffalo Bill – The Scout: 15.6 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Fire Memorial: 21.7 mi
- Meeteetse Rim: 17.8 mi
- The Palisades: 22.7 mi
- Bear: 16.2 mi
- Loch-Katrine Bird Reservation: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Peak | NNW 326° | 3,724 m | 18.2 mi |
| Dead Indian Peak | NW 317° | 3,703 m | 21.1 mi |
| Carter Mountain | SSW 201° | 3,686 m | 13.9 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | W 263° | 3,675 m | 23.8 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | W 263° | 3,665 m | 13.9 mi |
| Citadel Mountain | WSW 255° | 3,617 m | 12.6 mi |
| Clouds Home Peak | WSW 246° | 3,537 m | 22.4 mi |
| Sheep Mesa | W 265° | 3,413 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:21 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:53 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cody 21 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1609076 — Castle Rock, Park County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356511224
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