Information About

Castle Rock

Quick Facts

Region:

Denali

Nearest City:

Talkeetna

Elevation:

5584 ft (1702 m)

About

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

History of Castle Rock

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."

Found on the following 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,

Reserves:

Denali Wilderness,

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,