Castle Rocks

Castle Rocks
Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,088 ft (2,770 m)[1]
Prominence481 ft (147 m)[2]
Parent peakParadise Peak (9,362 ft)[3]
Isolation1.34 mi (2.16 km)[3]
Coordinates36°29′46″N 118°42′09″W / 36.4960687°N 118.7024237°W / 36.4960687; -118.7024237[1]
Geography
Castle Rocks is located in California
Castle Rocks
Castle Rocks
Location in California
Castle Rocks is located in the United States
Castle Rocks
Castle Rocks
Castle Rocks (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Protected areaSequoia National Park
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[2]
Topo mapUSGS Silver City
Geology
Rock ageEarly Cretaceous[4]
Rock typeGranodiorite and Granite[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 4[3]

Castle Rocks is a 9,088-foot-elevation (2,770-meter) mountain summit in Tulare County, California, United States.

  1. ^ a b "Castle Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  2. ^ a b "Ampitheater Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  3. ^ a b c "Amphitheater Dome - 9,081' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  4. ^ a b Geologic Map of Southwestern Sequoia National Park, Tulare County, California, Thomas W. Sisson, United States Geological Survey, 2013.