Castle Rocks


Castle Rocks is a mountain summit in Tulare County, California, United States.

Description

Castle Rocks is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and is set in Sequoia National Park. The highest point of the mountain is unofficially called Amphitheater Dome. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Castle, Dome, and Paradise creeks which are tributaries of the Middle Fork Kaweah River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the river in. This mountain's toponym was officially adopted on October 3, 1928, by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Castle Rocks is located in an alpine climate zone. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.

Climbing

Rock-climbing routes on The Fin:
  • Charley Knapp Route - class 5.9 - First ascent May 23, 1984 - Patrick Paul, Herb Laeger, Ron Carson
  • Silver Lining - class 5.9 - FA May 26, 1985 - Patrick Paul, Herb Laeger, Eve Laeger, Ron Carson
  • Aspire - class 5.9 - FA May 1986 - Herb Laeger, Richard Leversee
  • North Buttress - class 5.10 - FA June 26, 1997 - Dave Nettle, Richard Leversee, Kevin Daniels
  • Cutting Edge - class 5.9 - FA 2017 - Vitaliy Musiyenko, Daniel Jeffcoach
  • Super Totally Trad - class 5.11 - FA 2017 - Vitaliy Musiyenko, Jeremy Ross
  • Tainted Love - class 5.11 - FA 2017 - Vitaliy Musiyenko, Chaz Langelier
Other routes: