Information About

Castle Rock

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Castle Rock on The Map

Location

63 ° 21' 59" N,
150 ° 16' 27.998" W

Region

Denali

Nearest City

Talkeetna

Elevation

5584 ft (1702 m)

Castle Rock in Detail.

About

in Denali National Park, W of Sunset Glacier terminus, 4.5 mi. SSE of Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range

History

So named in 1931 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) because the "very large irregular rocks on this peak give it the appearance, from a distance, of an old castle."

Topo Maps

Mount McKinley B-1 (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley (1952), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mount McKinley B-1 (1954), Mt McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1958), Mount McKinley (1969), Denali B-1 SW (2015),
Places Near Castle Rock
Capes:

Green Point,

Glaciers:

Muldrow Glacier, Sunrise Glacier, Sunset Glacier, West Fork Glacier,

Lakes:

Bergh Lake,

Mountains:

Bald Mountain, Castle Rock, Mount Eielson, Mount Galen, Gravel Mountain, Green Dome, Mount Mather, Red Mountain, Scott Peak, Stony Hill, Sunset Peak,

Mountain Passes:

The Notch, Anderson Pass, Highway Pass, Thorofare Pass,

Ridges:

Copper Mountain Bar,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Camp Creek, Contact Creek, Crystal Creek, Fault Creek, Glacier Creek, Gorge Creek, Granite Creek, Grant Creek, Intermittent Creek, Little Stony Creek, Sunrise Creek, Whistler Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Valleys:

Bear Draw,