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Kings Castle

Kings Castle, seen from above at true elevation

Kings Castle rises to 2,257 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the east-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.61509, -123.22175

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Maple Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 3
  • Happy Camp River Park: 14.5 mi
  • City Park: 19.4 mi
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 19.8 mi
Museums: 3
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar pine river access: 10.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Kings Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakESE 110°2,512 m7.1 mi
Black Marble MountainSSE 160°2,268 m2.7 mi
English PeakS 179°2,229 m14.8 mi
Box Camp MountainESE 118°2,215 m2.4 mi
Yellow Dog PeakSSE 152°2,146 m17.8 mi
Big RidgeNNW 348°2,141 m3.2 mi
Tom Martin PeakNE 41°2,140 m11.4 mi
Marble MountainS 171°2,131 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4020:0920:51
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3716:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5794199563

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