Castle Rock (Colorado)

Castle Rock is a butte in the Colorado Piedmont region of the Great Plains.[1][2] The town of Castle Rock, Colorado is named after the butte.[3]

Castle Rock butte in Castle Rock Colorado.JPG
Elevation6,590 ft (2,009 m)
Prominence370 ft (113 m)
Location
LocationCastle Rock, Colorado,
United States

References

  1. "Colorado Geology Overview". Colorado Geology Photojournals - A Tribute to Colorado's Physical Past and Present. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  2. "Physiographic Provinces of Colorado". Colorado Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  3. Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 13.