Castle Peak (California)

This article is about the mountain in Northern California. For the Castle Peak in Southern California, see El Escorpión Park.

Castle Peak
Castle Peak from Andesite Peak
Highest point
Elevation9,109 ft (2,776 m) NAVD 88
Prominence1,343 ft (409 m)
ListingSierra Peaks Section
Coordinates39°21′56″N 120°20′57″W / 39.365485408°N 120.349175794°W / 39.365485408; -120.349175794
Geography
Castle Peak
Location in California
Castle Peak
Castle Peak (the United States)
LocationNevada County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Norden
Climbing
Easiest routeExposed scramble (class 3)

Castle Peak is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada near I-80, Donner Pass, and the Nevada border. It is in the Tahoe National Forest not far off the Pacific Crest Trail, and adjacent to Castle Pass. It was originally named Mount Stanford, after Leland Stanford, by the Whitney Survey of 1860–1874. The peak takes its name from its conical shape.

On February 17, 2026, Castle Peak was the site of a deadly avalanche in which eight skiers were killed.

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