Castle Mountain

Castle Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Castle Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Castle Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.30264, -102.29125. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Castle Mountain

• Bobcat Hills · viewpoint · Upton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tunas Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~57 km · Must-see
• Imperial Dam · lake · Pecos · ~66 km · Must-see
• Odessa Meteor Crater · viewpoint · Ector · ~67 km · Must-see
• Castle Gap · fort · Crane · ~7 km
• Castle Mountain · fort · Crane · ~7 km
• Charles Boothe Curry · fort · Crane · ~13 km
• Crane High School · fort · Crane · ~15 km
• Museum of the Desert Southwest · museum · Crane · ~15 km
• Early Humble Camp in Permian Basin · fort · Upton · ~24 km
• Castle Gap · fort · Upton · ~27 km
• Bobcat Hills · fort · Upton · ~28 km
• Crane County · fort · Crane · ~29 km
• Church and Fields Oil Discovery Well · fort · Crane · ~29 km
• First Baptist Church of Rankin · fort · Upton · ~43 km
• Crane County High Point · viewpoint · Crane · ~48 km
• Camp Melvin and the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos River · fort · Crockett · ~52 km
• Cedar Hill · viewpoint · Upton · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Castle Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Castle Mountain

• Bobcat Hills · viewpoint · Upton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tunas Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~57 km · Must-see
• Odessa Meteor Crater · viewpoint · Ector · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sierra Madera · viewpoint · Pecos · ~123 km · Must-see
• Crane County High Point · viewpoint · Crane · ~48 km
• Cedar Hill · viewpoint · Upton · ~55 km
• Big Mesa · viewpoint · Pecos · ~61 km
• East Mesa · viewpoint · Pecos · ~66 km
• Darrels Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~67 km
• Simpson Canyon · viewpoint · Crockett · ~69 km

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