Castle Grayskull
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
54 named places within 25 miles
- Arch Table: 4.2 mi
- Poison Butte: 6.3 mi
- Middle Butte: 8.5 mi
- Dorsey Table: 9.0 mi
- Black Rock: 9.7 mi
- 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
- Black Rock: 19.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.6 mi
- Windy Point: 20.4 mi
- Jarbidge Falls: 6.8 mi
- Hot Springs Bench: 10.2 mi
- Rowland: 21.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks Mountain | SW 218° | 2,491 m | 24.8 mi |
| Alder Mountain | SW 222° | 2,336 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bearpaw Mountain | S 185° | 2,268 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf | SW 235° | 2,140 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mustang Butte | SSW 212° | 2,082 m | 21.8 mi |
| Rough Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,080 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hot Springs Butte | SSW 195° | 2,038 m | 24.8 mi |
| Scott Table | SSW 207° | 1,851 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:28 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4673060905
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