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Castle Grayskull

Castle Grayskull, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Grayskull is a waterfall in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,303 m. Hicks Mountain stands 2,491 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Arch Table, a peak 4.2 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

A massive rockslide on river right formed this rapid in the spring of 2009 creating a large pool upstream that consumed what used to be Sevy Falls. Castle Grayskull is also known as Tonsmeire Falls or Barker Falls.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22148, -115.52800

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Springs: 11
  • Willow Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Dead Horse Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Last Chance Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Mustang Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Robinson Hole: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jarbidge Falls: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Grayskull. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hicks MountainSW 218°2,491 m24.8 mi
Alder MountainSW 222°2,336 m23.3 mi
Bearpaw MountainS 185°2,268 m18.7 mi
SugarloafSW 235°2,140 m24.0 mi
Mustang ButteSSW 212°2,082 m21.8 mi
Rough MountainWSW 238°2,080 m24.2 mi
Hot Springs ButteSSW 195°2,038 m24.8 mi
Scott TableSSW 207°1,851 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1819:55
June solstice06:0720:4021:23
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:0816:2817:14

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137425057666557463528
Precip in1.10.91.22.22.31.20.70.50.91.01.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4673060905

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