CASTLE PEAK (COLORADO)

'Castle Peak' is a fourteener in the Elk Mountains of the US state of Colorado. It is the highest peak in the Elks and the twelfth highest peak in Colorado. The peak rises along the Pitkin-Gunnison county line, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Aspen. The best climbing months are June, July, August, September through the Montezuma Glacier, a permanent snowfield between Castle and Conundrum Peaks.
'Conundrum Peak' is a northern subsummit of Castle Peak. It has two closely spaced summits; the northern is higher, with elevation 14,040+ ft (4,279 m).^[2] It is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) north of Castle Peak, and has between 200 and 280 feet of topographic prominence. This does not meet the usual 300 foot prominence criterion for an officially separate peak; however it is often climbed in conjunction with Castle Peak.^[3]
In addition, there are two other 'Castle Peaks' in Colorado, one in Eagle County at , elevation 11,240 feet (3,426 m); and the other in Mesa County at , elevation 8,140 feet (2,481 m).

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See also

★ Colorado 4k peaks

★ Colorado fourteeners

★ Colorado mountain peaks

★ Colorado mountain ranges

★ Mountain peaks of North America

★ Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains

★ Mountain peaks of the United States

References

1. Colorado high-prominence peaks on peaklist.org
2. Conundrum Peak on Topozone
3. Louis W. Dawson II, ''Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1'', Blue Clover Press, 1994, ISBN 0-9628867-1-8

External links

★ Castle Peak on Summitpost

★ Conundrum Peak on Summitpost

★ Castle Peak on 14ers.com

★ Colorado Fourteeners

★ Castle Peak on peakbagger.com

★ Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia