Castle Rock Spire
Castle Rock Spire rises to 2,316 m in California. Needham Mountain stands 3,816 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Fin, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
Summit in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q119632168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,316 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Fin: 0.2 mi
- Ampitheater Dome: 1.2 mi
- Paradise Peak: 2.5 mi
- Pine Top Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bobcat Point: 3.4 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 3.7 mi
- Tharp's Log: 3.8 mi
- The Dead Giant: 3.8 mi
- Parker Group: 3.8 mi
- Tunnel Log: 3.8 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 3.7 mi
- Granite Spring: 4.1 mi
- Wall Spring: 4.3 mi
- Slide Spring: 4.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.1 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Marble Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 3.9 mi
- Alles Cabin: 3.9 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 6.0 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 7.6 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 9.2 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 3.1 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 13.3 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 16.1 mi
- Valhalla: 8.5 mi
- Window Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 21.5 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 18.0 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 4.9 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 21.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 21.8 mi
- Jumping Rock: 22.0 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 17.5 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Castle Rock Spire. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needham Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,816 m | 10.7 mi |
| Lion Rock | ENE 62° | 3,767 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | ESE 112° | 3,759 m | 9.8 mi |
| Lippincott Mountain | E 84° | 3,731 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Eisen | E 95° | 3,714 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Stewart | ENE 65° | 3,708 m | 10.0 mi |
| Eagle Scout Peak | ENE 74° | 3,658 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ESE 122° | 3,656 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10982783854
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