Castle Peak (Colorado)

Castle Peak
View from NNE above Montezuma Basin
Highest point
Elevation14272.3 ft (4350.20 m)[1]
NAPGD2022
Prominence2365 ft (721 m)[2]
Isolation20.9 mi (33.6 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates39°00′35″N 106°51′41″W / 39.0097375°N 106.8613598°W / 39.0097375; -106.8613598[3]
Geography
Castle Peak is located in Colorado
Castle Peak
Castle Peak
LocationHigh point of both Gunnison and Pitkin counties, Colorado, U.S.[2]
Parent rangeHighest summit of the
Elk Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Hayden Peak, Colorado[4]
Climbing
First ascent1873 by the Hayden Survey
Easiest routeNortheast Ridge: Hike, class 2[5]

Castle Peak is the ninth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,272-foot (4350.20 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Elk Mountains and the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. The peak is located 11.6 miles (18.7 km) northeast by north (bearing 32°) of the Town of Crested Butte, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Gunnison National Forest and Gunnison County from White River National Forest and Pitkin County. The summit of Castle Peak is the highest point of both counties.[3][2][4][a]

The Aetherius Society considers it to be one of its 19 holy mountains.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). "Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques". Journal of Geodesy. 98 29. doi:10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e "Castle Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "CASTLE PK". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Castle Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Castle Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
  6. ^ "Holy Mountains Of The World". The Aetherius Society, New Zealand Branch. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  7. ^ "Holy Mountains". The Aetherius Society. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  8. ^ "Aetherius Society Holy Mountains". Peakbagger. 2004-11-01. Retrieved 2024-06-06.


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