Castle Mountain, Montana

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 12,617 ft / 3846 m
Subpeaks	Castle Mountain - Northwest Peak (12,604 ft/3842 m)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	45° 5' 55'' N, 109° 37' 50'' W 45.098697, -109.630643 (Dec Deg) 607741 E 4994827 N, Zone 12 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Montana
County/Second Level Region	Carbon (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 42      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 35) Selected Trip Reports:      2006-08-21 by Adam Helman      2013-06-16 by Matt Lemke      2016-08-12 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track)      2018-08-04 by Dylan Fowler (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)      2020-08-08 by Lupe ! (Unsuccessful)      2020-08-10 by Mitch Mitchell (Unsuccessful)      2021-08-26 by Douglas Harris (GPS Track)
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Castle Mountain from Sundance Mountain - August 2004. Photo from Summitpost.com, courtesy of Jason Maehl. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 2652 ft/808 m   Optimistic Prominence: 2692 ft/820 m   Key Col: Fossil Lake    9960 ft/3036 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 9.73 mi/15.66 km    Isolation Limit Point: 45.1633, -109.8075 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Granite Peak  (WNW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Rocky Mountains Range3: Greater Yellowstone Rockies Range4: Absaroka Range Range5: Beartooth Mountains
Drainage Basins	Yellowstone Missouri Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: Custer National Forest/Gallatin National Forest Wilderness/Special Area: Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area
Topo Map	Castle Mountain O45109a6 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map  Castle Mountain   ( Key Col)    Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

Other Photos

Ascending Castle over Omega Pass (2016-06-26). Photo by Jeff McGowan. Click here for larger-size photo.

Castle Mountain looks like its namesake as it rises above a flowery meadow in the upper basin of the West Fork of Rock Creek (2016-08-12). Click here for larger-size photo.

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