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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
2,257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.61509, -123.22175

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 17
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: 4
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 20.9 miles of Kings Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakESE2,512 m7.1 mi
Black Marble MountainSSE2,268 m2.7 mi
English PeakS2,229 m14.8 mi
Box Camp MountainESE2,215 m2.4 mi
Yellow Dog PeakSSE2,146 m17.8 mi
Big RidgeNNW2,141 m3.2 mi
Tom Martin PeakNE2,140 m11.4 mi
Marble MountainS2,131 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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