Castle Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,617 ft (3,846 m) [1] |
Prominence | 2,652 ft (808 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 45°05′56″N 109°37′50″W / 45.09889°N 109.63056°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Carbon County, Montana, U.S. |
Parent range | Beartooth Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Castle Mountain |
Castle Mountain (12,617 feet (3,846 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana, [3] about 15 miles (24 km) east-northeast of Cooke City. It is located in the Gallatin National Forest and Custer National Forest, just outside the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
The peak is the third tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, and the highest point in Carbon County, Montana.