Castle Mountain (Montana)

Castle Mountain
Castle Mountain
Location in the state of Montana
Highest point
Elevation 12,605 ft (3,842 m)[1]
Prominence 2,652 ft (808 m)[2]
Isolation 9.73 mi (15.66 km)[2]
Parent peak Granite Peak
Coordinates 45°05′56″N 109°37′50″W / 45.09889°N 109.63056°W / 45.09889; -109.63056[1]
Geography
Location Carbon County, Montana, United States
Parent range Beartooth Mountains

Castle Mountain is a 12,605-foot (3,842 m)[1] peak in the Beartooth Mountains of south-central Montana, about 20 miles (32 km) ENE of Cooke City-Silver Gate.[2] It is located in the Gallatin National Forest and Custer National Forest, just outside the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Castle Mountain (Montana)
  2. 1 2 3 "Castle Mountain". Peakbagger. Retrieved 8 July 2017.


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