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Castle Rock Spire

Coordinates: 45°05′50″N 109°38′35″W / 45.09722°N 109.64306°W / 45.09722; -109.64306
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Castle Rock Spire
Castle Rock Spire is located in Montana
Castle Rock Spire
Castle Rock Spire
Location in Montana
Castle Rock Spire is located in the United States
Castle Rock Spire
Castle Rock Spire
Location in the United States
Highest point
Elevation12,545 ft (3,824 m)[1]
Prominence420 ft (130 m)[1]
Coordinates45°05′50″N 109°38′35″W / 45.09722°N 109.64306°W / 45.09722; -109.64306[2]
Geography
LocationCarbon County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeBeartooth Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Castle Mountain

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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Castle Rock Spire, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Castle Rock Spire". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Castle Mountain, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 1, 2016.