Castle Peak (Colorado)
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Castle Peak (elevation 14,265 feet/4,348 meters) is twelfth highest mountain peak in Colorado and the the highest peak in the Elk Mountains. The peak rises along the Pitkin-Gunnison county line, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Aspen. It was first climbed in 1873 by the Hayden Survey. The best climbing months are June, July, August, September through the Montezuma Glacier, a permanent snowfield between Castle and Conundrum Peaks.
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External links
- Colorado 14er (http://www.14ers.com/photos/CastlePeak/p_castlepeak.html)
- Colorado Fourteeners (http://14ers.home.comcast.net/castle/trip.html)
- Packbagger (http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5709)
- Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia (http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/addapeak303.htm)
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Categories: Colorado geography stubs | Fourteeners of Colorado | Pitkin County, Colorado | Gunnison County, Colorado
