Castle Crags
Castle Crags is a dramatic and well-known rock formation in Northern California. Elevations range from 2,000 feet along the Sacramento River near the base of the crags, to over 6,500 feet at the summit of the tallest crag.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 5,741 feet
- Description: rock formation in the Castle Grags Wilderness in Shasta County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Castillo del Diablo”, “Castle Del Diablo”, “Castle Rock”, “Devil’s Castle”, “Devils Castle”, and “The Needles”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Crags State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunsmuir and Shasta Springs.
Dunsmuir
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunsmuir is a city in Siskiyou County, California. It is on the upper Sacramento River. Its population is 1,707 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,650 from the 2010 census.
Shasta Springs
Hamlet
Photo: Edward H. Mitchell, Public domain.
Shasta Springs was a popular summer resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries on the Upper Sacramento River in northern California. It was located just north of the town of Dunsmuir, and just north of Upper Soda Springs along the Siskiyou Trail. Shasta Springs is situated 6 miles northeast of Castle Crags.
Castle Crags
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: Shasta County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.18515° or 41° 11′ 7″ northLongitude
-122.3439° or 122° 20′ 38″ westElevation
5,741 feet (1,750 metres)Open location code
84HV5MP4+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 358797181OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Castle Crags” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle Crags (pangpang)”
- Cebuano: “Castle Crags”
- Chinese: “城堡峭壁”
- Chinese: “峭壁城堡”
- Dutch: “Castle Crags”
- French: “Castle Crags”
- Hebrew: “קאסל קראגס”
- Japanese: “キャッスル・クラッグス”
- Japanese: “キャッスルクラッグ州立公園”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Hubris and Cosmic Wall.
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