Castle Rock
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Castle Rock rises to 2,441 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Flora Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 17 miles off.
The story
Castle Rock is an 8,166-foot (2,489-metre) mountain summit located on the shared border of Glacier Peak Wilderness and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area in the North Cascades of Washington state. The mountain is situated above the western shore of Lake Chelan in Chelan County, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Flora Mountain, 0.7 mi (1.1 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Lake Chelan via Castle Creek, Canyon Creek, and Bridal Veil Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 7,066 feet (2,154 meters) above the lake in 2.5 mile (4 km).
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Wikidata Q49018557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2441 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 16.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 26.1 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flora Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Riddle Peaks: 3.1 mi
- Lucerne Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Devore Peak: 3.6 mi
- Tupshin Peak: 3.8 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 4.3 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 4.9 mi
- Copper Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.9 mi
- Domke Falls: 9.5 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 13.1 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 14.7 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 19.5 mi
- Halfway Spring: 21.8 mi
- Handy Spring: 23.2 mi
- Painted Rocks: 3.4 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Grassy Point: 20.3 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 24.9 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 14.0 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 15.0 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
- Moore: 3.8 mi
- The Garden: 4.6 mi
- Holden Museum: 5.5 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Peak | W 261° | 2,900 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Fernow | SW 219° | 2,821 m | 8.4 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | SW 217° | 2,750 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Maude | SSW 212° | 2,748 m | 9.8 mi |
| Copper Peak | SW 222° | 2,671 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dark Peak | W 269° | 2,591 m | 8.7 mi |
| Greenwood Mountain | SW 236° | 2,565 m | 8.8 mi |
| Emerald Peak | SSE 164° | 2,565 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:17 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517476 — Castle Rock, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544504
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 17 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 19 mi
- Winthrop · 28 mi
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