Castor

Castor is a mountain in the on the border between , and the in . It is the higher of a pair of twin peaks, the other being Pollux, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,225 metres
  • Description: mountain in the Pennine Alps
  • Also known as: “Castor and Pollux peaks”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pollux and Zwillingsjoch.

Peak
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is a mountain in the on the border between , and the in . It is the lower of a pair of twin peaks, the other being Castor, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology.

Mountain saddle
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is a mountain saddle.

Mountain saddle
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is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stafal and Saint Jacques.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southwest of Castor.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km southwest of Castor.

Castor

Latitude
45.92085° or 45° 55′ 15″ north
Longitude
7.79327° or 7° 47′ 36″ east
Elevation
4,225 metres (13,862 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9WQCV+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 364072386
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6693615
Wiki­data ID
Q30446
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Satellite Map

Discover Castor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Castor” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاستور”
  • Catalan: “Càstor”
  • Cebuano: “Castor”
  • Chinese: “卡斯托峰”
  • Czech: “Castor”
  • Dutch: “Castor”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاستور”
  • Finnish: “Castor”
  • French: “Castor”
  • Georgian: “კასტორი”
  • German: “Castor”
  • Italian: “Castore”
  • Italian: “Punta Castore”
  • Japanese: “カストール”
  • Japanese: “カストレ”
  • Korean: “카스토르산”
  • Ladin: “Castor”
  • Lao: “ຄາສຕໍຣ (ພູເຂົາ)”
  • Lao: “ຄາສຕໍຣ”
  • Mingrelian: “კასტორი”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Castore”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castor”
  • Persian: “کاستور (کوه)”
  • Persian: “کاستور”
  • Polish: “Castor”
  • Portuguese: “Castor”
  • Russian: “Кастор”
  • Spanish: “Castor”
  • Spanish: “Cástor”
  • Spanish: “Castore”
  • Spanish: “Càstore”
  • Swedish: “Castor”
  • Venetian: “Castore”
  • Western Panjabi: “کاسٹور”

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