Castle Rock (Colorado)
| Castle Rock | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,590 ft (2,010 m) |
| Prominence | 370 ft (110 m) |
| Coordinates | 39°22′44.72″N 104°51′21.79″W / 39.3790889°N 104.8560528°W |
| Geography | |
  Castle Rock Location in Colorado | |
| Location | Castle Rock, Colorado, United States |
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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Colorado Geology Overview". Colorado Geology Photojournals - A Tribute to Colorado's Physical Past and Present. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "Physiographic Provinces of Colorado". Colorado Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ 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.
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