Castle Rock (Utah)

Not to be confused with Castle Rock (San Juan County, Utah) or Castle Rock, Utah.
Castle Rock
Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation4,321 ft (1,317 m)[1]
Prominence701 ft (214 m)[1]
Parent peakPoint 4380[1]
Isolation1.63 mi (2.62 km)[1]
Coordinates37°00′56″N 111°27′21″W / 37.0155434°N 111.4557146°W / 37.0155434; -111.4557146[2]
Geography
Castle Rock is located in Utah
Castle Rock
Castle Rock
Location in Utah
Castle Rock is located in the United States
Castle Rock
Castle Rock
Castle Rock (the United States)
LocationGlen Canyon National Recreation Area
Kane County, Utah, U.S.
Parent rangeColorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Warm Creek Bay
Geology
Rock ageJurassic
Rock typeEntrada Sandstone

Castle Rock is a 4,321-foot (1,317 meter) elevation sandstone summit located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in Kane County of southern Utah.[2] It is situated 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of the town of Page, and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of the Wahweap marina. Castle Rock towers over 600 feet above Lake Powell, and becomes an island when the lake is full. This iconic landmark of the Lake Powell area is composed primarily of Entrada Sandstone.[3] This sandstone, which was originally deposited as sandy mud on a tidal flat, is believed to have formed about 160 million years ago during the Jurassic period as a giant sand sea, the largest in Earth's history.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Castle Rock is located in an arid climate zone with hot, very dry summers, and chilly winters with very little snow.[4] Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit.

These data are for the Wahweap climate station on Lake Powell, two miles southwest of Castle Rock.
Climate data for Wahweap, AZ
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 69
(21) 		78
(26) 		85
(29) 		94
(34) 		104
(40) 		110
(43) 		120
(49) 		115
(46) 		105
(41) 		96
(36) 		80
(27) 		70
(21) 		120
(49)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 47.2
(8.4) 		53.8
(12.1) 		63.0
(17.2) 		72.8
(22.7) 		83.8
(28.8) 		94.1
(34.5) 		98.8
(37.1) 		95.7
(35.4) 		87.7
(30.9) 		73.7
(23.2) 		58.3
(14.6) 		47.1
(8.4) 		73.0
(22.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 26.9
(−2.8) 		31.8
(−0.1) 		37.8
(3.2) 		44.6
(7.0) 		54.9
(12.7) 		64.1
(17.8) 		71.3
(21.8) 		69.3
(20.7) 		60.7
(15.9) 		48.9
(9.4) 		36.9
(2.7) 		27.4
(−2.6) 		47.9
(8.8)
Record low °F (°C) −2
(−19) 		4
(−16) 		21
(−6) 		16
(−9) 		29
(−2) 		40
(4) 		48
(9) 		51
(11) 		36
(2) 		24
(−4) 		15
(−9) 		3
(−16) 		−2
(−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.59
(15) 		0.56
(14) 		0.63
(16) 		0.37
(9.4) 		0.36
(9.1) 		0.17
(4.3) 		0.51
(13) 		0.75
(19) 		0.59
(15) 		0.85
(22) 		0.57
(14) 		0.41
(10) 		6.36
(160.8)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.2
(0.51) 		0.2
(0.51) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.3
(0.76) 		0.7
(1.78)
Source: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?az9114
  • From southwest
    From southwest
  • South aspect, from Castle Rock Cut
    South aspect, from Castle Rock Cut
  • from west
    from west

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Castle Rock - 4,321' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. ^ a b "Castle Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  3. ^ "T.C. Chidsey, Jr., D.A. Sprinkel, G.C. Willis, P.B. Anderson. "Lake Powell Geologic Guide", page 65" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  4. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.