Castle Rock Mountain

Coordinates: 45°05′54″N 109°39′14″W / 45.09833°N 109.65389°W / 45.09833; -109.65389
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Castle Rock Mountain
Castle Rock Mountain is located in Montana
Castle Rock Mountain
Castle Rock Mountain
Location in Montana
Castle Rock Mountain is located in the United States
Castle Rock Mountain
Castle Rock Mountain
Location in the United States
Highest point
Elevation12,406 ft (3,781 m)[1]
Prominence481 ft (147 m)[1]
Coordinates45°05′54″N 109°39′14″W / 45.09833°N 109.65389°W / 45.09833; -109.65389[2]
Geography
LocationCarbon County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeBeartooth Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Castle Mountain

Castle Rock Mountain (12,406 feet (3,781 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, the tenth-tallest in Montana and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, on the border of Custer and Gallatin national forests. The nearest taller mountain to Castle Rock Mountain is Castle Rock Spire, 0.65 mi (1.05 km) east. Castle Rock Mountain is flanked by the Sundance Glacier to the north and the Castle Rock Glacier to the south.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Castle Rock Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Castle Rock Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Castle Mountain, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 3, 2016.