Castle Rock Spire (12,545 feet (3,824 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, the seventh tallest in Montana and in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Custer and Gallatin National Forests. Castle Rock Spire is only .50 mi (0.80 km) WSW of Castle Mountain. The Sundance Glacier lies on the north slopes of the peak.
Castle Rock Spire | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,545 ft (3,824 m)[1] |
Prominence | 420 ft (130 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 45°05′50″N 109°38′35″W / 45.09722°N 109.64306°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Carbon County, Montana, U.S. |
Parent range | Beartooth Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Castle Mountain |
References
edit- ^ a b "Castle Rock Spire, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Castle Rock Spire". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Castle Mountain, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 1, 2016.