Castle Rock
Castle Rock rises to 1,604 m in Wyoming. Tabletop stands 2,593 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamboat Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 14 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1604 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
46 named places within 25 miles
- Steamboat Rock: 0.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 0.7 mi
- Poker Butte: 2.7 mi
- Buckbrush Butte: 3.5 mi
- The Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Red Wall Number 2: 5.6 mi
- Red Wall Number 1: 7.1 mi
- Red Wall: 15.3 mi
- Black Rim: 17.3 mi
- The Wall: 17.8 mi
- Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout: 10.4 mi
- The Arch: 14.0 mi
- Sagebrush Park: 13.1 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 22.5 mi
- Hoofprints of the Past Museum: 13.3 mi
- Kaycee Rest Area: 13.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabletop | NNW 328° | 2,593 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cherry Creek Hill | WSW 258° | 2,590 m | 18.1 mi |
| Red Spring Hill | NNW 345° | 2,493 m | 19.0 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 342° | 2,492 m | 18.2 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | NNW 338° | 2,486 m | 15.8 mi |
| The Castle Rock | NW 325° | 2,469 m | 16.7 mi |
| Specimen Hill | N 7° | 2,353 m | 20.2 mi |
| Eagles Trap | N 357° | 2,289 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:47 | 16:34 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaycee, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1586447 — Castle Rock, Johnson County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356499991
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