Elevation 2,775 m Mountain range Sierra Nevada | Topo map USGS Norden Prominence 410 m Parent range Sierra Nevada | |
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Easiest route Exposed scramble (class 3) Similar Mount Lola, Lover's Leap, Montara Mountain, Rubicon Peak, Granite Chief | ||
Castle Peak is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada near I-80, Donner Pass, and the Nevada border. It is in the Tahoe National Forest not far off the Pacific Crest Trail, and adjacent to Castle Pass. It was originally named Mount Stanford by the Whitney Survey of 1860-74.
Map of Castle Peak, California, USA
Castle Peak takes it name from its conical shape.
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