Castle Peak (California)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Castle Peak | |
|---|---|
 Castle Peak from Andesite Peak |
|
| Elevation | 9,109 ft (2,776 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section List [2] |
| Location | |
| Location | Nevada County, California, USA |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39°21′56″N 120°20′57″W / 39.365485408°N 120.349175794°WCoordinates: 39°21′56″N 120°20′57″W / 39.365485408°N 120.349175794°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Norden |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Exposed scramble (YDS class 3) [2] |
.JPG)
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[3] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Castle Peak". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=KS2001. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ a b "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ "Castle Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2551. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
[edit] External links
- "Castle Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:258063. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- "Castle Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/152352.
- "Castle Peak Trail". Trailspotting. http://www.trailspotting.com/2007/10/castle-peak.html. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
 |
This Nevada County, California-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
