Castle Rocks
Castle Rocks rises to 3,247 m in Utah. Mount Lovenia stands 4,020 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Slope Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018593, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,247 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
Overlooks nearby
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 9 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 11 mi
- Ice Caves · 12 mi
- Provo River Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Grandaddy Mountain: 3.5 mi
- East Grandaddy Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Lookout Point: 5.1 mi
- Iron Mine Mountain: 7.6 mi
- The Mesa: 8.9 mi
- Slope Spring: 1.8 mi
- Lake Basin Spring: 4.0 mi
- Big Spring: 4.5 mi
- Larsen Spring: 4.7 mi
- Warm Springs: 6.8 mi
- Bluffs Outlook: 4.4 mi
- Red Cliff: 8.9 mi
- The Pass Crag: 10.7 mi
- Cobrazone: 10.8 mi
- White Ledge: 14.5 mi
- Centennial Park: 15.0 mi
- Red Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Kamas Wildlife Management Area: 22.6 mi
- City Park: 24.0 mi
- Kamas City Park: 24.1 mi
- Little Deer Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lower Provo River Falls: 9.5 mi
- Middle Provo River Falls: 9.6 mi
- Upper Provo River Falls: 9.6 mi
- Duchesne Tunnel: 9.1 mi
- Masashi Goto Monument: 11.4 mi
- Abandoned Snowmachine: 11.6 mi
- Kletting Peak Historical Maker: 14.8 mi
- Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Wasatch County Highpoint: 9.7 mi
- Blue Moon Ranch Alpacas: 22.4 mi
- Museum: 12.2 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 23.0 mi
- High Star Ranch Statue: 24.3 mi
- Pinion Ridge Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Castle Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lovenia | NE 40° | 4,020 m | 18.9 mi |
| Tokewanna Peak | NNE 31° | 4,016 m | 21.4 mi |
| Wasatch Mountain | NE 34° | 4,008 m | 19.9 mi |
| Kweeyahgut Peak | NE 44° | 3,919 m | 14.7 mi |
| Yard Peak | NNE 24° | 3,875 m | 15.7 mi |
| Explorer Peak | NE 40° | 3,870 m | 15.6 mi |
| Lamotte Peak | NNE 16° | 3,870 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cleveland Peak | NE 48° | 3,837 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:17 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
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 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kamas, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1426393 — Castle Rocks, Duchesne County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356672297
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