Castle Rocks
Castle Rocks rises to 2,944 m in Wyoming. Jojo Mountain stands 3,826 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Butte, a peak 3.4 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018597, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,944 m
How to reach it
48 named places within 25 miles
- Sugar Butte: 3.4 mi
- Sugar Loaf Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Cottonwood Peak: 5.1 mi
- Twin Peaks: 7.3 mi
- Dome Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Noon Point: 13.4 mi
- Red Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Legend Rocks: 22.3 mi
- Indian Point: 24.4 mi
- Kirwin: 15.5 mi
- Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo Mountain | NW 322° | 3,826 m | 18.9 mi |
| Francs Peak | NW 315° | 3,801 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dome Mountain | W 274° | 3,791 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Crosby | WNW 301° | 3,791 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Burwell | WNW 302° | 3,735 m | 23.4 mi |
| Wiggins Peak | WNW 285° | 3,713 m | 19.4 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NW 307° | 3,703 m | 16.9 mi |
| County Peak | W 279° | 3,668 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:18 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thermopolis 21wnw, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356502336
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